1/4 @apnews.com has told some video and photo guild members in the U.S. that the last day for those affected by layoffs will be August 21. Meanwhile the company is actively hiring for these same jobs in India.

We turned the heat up on Hearst and wished King George a happy early Independence Day 🔥 Thank you to our fellow labor unions who joined us and everyone who showed support (including those truck drivers and EMTs) and shout-out to our fellow Hearst unions! We're just getting started ✊🗞️

Albany Newspaper Guild@albanyguild.bsky.social · last mo.

Come see us here in Albany as we picket outside the Times Union! From 12 to 1 p.m. today we will join the Connecticut News Guild, Dallas News Guild and Austin News Guild — who, like us, are all currently fighting for a fair contract with Hearst Together, we are walking out and standing together

Unionized Hearst Newspapers staff in Austin, Albany, Connecticut and Dallas are on the same page: We’re ready to fight for fair contracts and respect from our employer. Today, @newsguild.org members in 3 states took a coordinated lunch break and gathered in person and on Zoom to talk about 1 thing:

Upset about this, too? SPEAK UP!

Connecticut News Guild@ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If it seems to you like there are fewer journalists covering Connecticut, you’re right. This week, those ranks grew thinner: Hearst CT unjustly fired a highly experienced reporter who was respected by his peers, sources and readers.

If it seems to you like there are fewer journalists covering Connecticut, you’re right. This week, those ranks grew thinner: Hearst CT unjustly fired a highly experienced reporter who was respected by his peers, sources and readers.

We had our first bargaining session on Zoom on June 1, with the support of dozens of unionized Hearst Newspapers colleagues from the @albanyguild.bsky.social the Austin News Guild, @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social and the S.F. Chronicle Guild. Here's (some of) what the bargaining committee said:

so excited that this group of hard working journalists and media workers is getting to the table! their employer is famously anti-union, so it'll be a fight, but I know they got it in 'em. <3

Connecticut News Guild@ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today, we meet Hearst at the bargaining table to begin negotiating our first contract. Across our unit, many of us already shared some of our top priorities, creating a mosaic of better working conditions.

Today, we meet Hearst at the bargaining table to begin negotiating our first contract. Across our unit, many of us already shared some of our top priorities, creating a mosaic of better working conditions.

“It’s been a lot of stalling,” said Brian Zahn, unit chair of the Connecticut News Guild. Via @theguardian.com: Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?

Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violation

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It’s been just over a year since we won our election, and we have some big news… We’re going to the bargaining table with Hearst on Monday.

From @theguardian.com: "Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’" Together, we're pushing back against Hearst's bad faith bargaining with @ctnewsguild.bsky.social, @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social & #AustinNewsGuild www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violation

theguardian.com

We’re mourning the loss of one of our coworkers this week - Jim Michaud was a consummate newsman who was deeply committed to journalism and to his community. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

McClatchy still refuses to offer journalists livable wages, despite nearly a year of bargaining. We are ready to strike. But we need your help! Please consider donating to our strike fund to help us pay our bills while on strike. Please consider donating to our strike fund bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

Donate to Stand with Journalists for the Future of Local News, organized by Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds

We’re ready to strike. But we need your help to do it. … Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds needs your support for Stand with Journalists for the Future of Local News

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ID & WA News Guilds@idwanewsguilds.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Please consider donating to our strike fund to help us pay our bills while on strike. Support us by clicking the link in our bio or at bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

When I worked at the Stamford Advocate (a Hearst paper) a decade ago, all work outside the hours of 9-5 was expected to be off-book. School board meetings that started at 7pm? Source meetings? Breaking news? Cover it, of course, but don't dare put it on your time card.

Connecticut News Guild@ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How can we report on our communities when we're not in them? Hearst wants many of our journalists cooped up in an office three days a week with inflexible work hours. They're forgetting that news doesn't happen in a cubicle between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

We love our jobs, and we’d like to be granted the flexibility to do them!

Connecticut News Guild@ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How can we report on our communities when we're not in them? Hearst wants many of our journalists cooped up in an office three days a week with inflexible work hours. They're forgetting that news doesn't happen in a cubicle between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

How can we report on our communities when we're not in them? Hearst wants many of our journalists cooped up in an office three days a week with inflexible work hours. They're forgetting that news doesn't happen in a cubicle between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Despite management's in-office work requirements, some of our most essential work happens in the field, whether that's in news or sales

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

February/March member recap! It’s been a busy couple of months - here’s some of what the hardworking members of the @ctnewsguild.bsky.social got up to!

The New Haven Independent covers our @ctnewsguild.bsky.social union's continued effort to get Hearst to stop delaying and just sit down and start negotiating a contract. More below.: www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/04/02/h...

Hearst Reporters Win A Round At Trump's NLRB - New Haven Independent

They didn't claim the dog ate their homework. The bosses at Connecticut's largest newspaper corporation did argue that they missed a deadline to turn in copy by only a little bit. And that missing the...

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We’re thrilled to share that the VTDigger Guild has reached a deal with our management on an updated contract. The agreement we’ve built together will make VTDigger a better place to work—and only strengthen the journalism our members produce every day and that our readers across the state rely on.

Yesterday, nearly 300 days after our union was certified, the National Labor Relations Board rejected Hearst’s attempt to invalidate our election results.

Let Hearst know what you think about union-busting. Tell Hearst to stop stalling and come to the bargaining table! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell Hearst to stop stalling and come to the bargaining table!

Around the country, Hearst has been fighting its unionized staff who are standing up for quality local journalism. From California to Texas to New York and Connecticut, Hearst is using frivolous legal...

actionnetwork.org

Our @ctnewsguild.bsky.social won a major victory Wednesday when the NLRB ruled against Hearst, denying their appeal over @ctnewsguild.bsky.social's election. More here.....https://nyguild.org/post/a-major-win-for-unionized-hearst-journalists nyguild.org/post/a-major...

Money. Power. Respect. Coming together in unions is how we win all three.

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

These member testimonials make clear what’s at stake. After a disappointing last session at the bargaining table, we hope they show up to our final bargaining session ready to seriously engage and deliver a fair contract. ✊

We’re ready to strike! Our members are walking out of @propublica.org’s offices today to practice picketing and show we are serious about winning a fair contract. Support us by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell Hearst: Keep Texas News written by Texans! The company is already trying to bust our unions and we need your help to keep these jobs in Texas! Sign the petition to support local journalism: bit.ly/TellHearst

This is a dark day for our democracy -- at a time when we need the @postguild.bsky.social the most. Our union siblings deserve better than inept corporate leadership. We stand with the @postguild.bsky.social #SaveThePost