Communication Workers Of America

The newsguild of new york is the union for news professionals in americas media capital. We are the workplace advocate for people in the media business, including some of the best journalists in the country. The national newsguild is the largest union for news professionals and we are its biggest local, fearlessly representing over 4,000 journalists and other media employees at new york-based media organizations and their respective bureaus. We understand journalism, from print to digital to broadcast. Our guiding principle, as stated in the newsguild constitution, is to raise the standards of journalism and ethics in the industry. Our mission is to advance the economic interests and improve the working conditions of our members. The guild is committed to guaranteeing, through collective bargaining, equal employment and opportunity in the news industry and constant honesty in news, editorials, advertising, and business practices. We are a community of professionals, and encourage coope