Journalists sign first union contract at nonprofit news outlet Wisconsin Watch • Wisconsin Examiner

Journalists sign first union contract at nonprofit news outlet Wisconsin Watch • Wisconsin Examiner

Jack Kelly of Wisconsin Watch waits with reporters outside the state Capitol for a press conference to begin in September 2023. (Wisconsin Examiner photo)Journalists at Wisconsin Watch — a nonprofit news organization that includes the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service — have ratified their first union contract. The agreement, signed on Friday, March 28, includes minimum salary guarantees and annual cost-of-living increases along with layoff re…

Journalists at Wisconsin Watch ratify first contract

Contact: wisconsinwatchunion@gmail.com  MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Watch journalists, represented by Wisconsin Watch Union and Milwaukee NewsGuild Local 34051, have secured their first union contract, which includes meaningful gains in wages, job security and workplace protections.  Wisconsin Watch Union members this week voted unanimously to approve the contract. After more than a year of bargaining, Wisconsin Watch Union members — based in both Milw