Journalists at Signal Ohio Unionize with Northeast Ohio News Guild

Journalists at Signal Ohio unionize with Northeast Ohio News Guild

Akron Beacon Journal reporters and photojournalists are also members of Local 1.

Signal Ohio joins wave of nonprofit newsroom unionization

On Tuesday, the three newsrooms in the American Journalism Project-backed Signal Ohio network collectively moved to unionize, following in the footsteps of other nonprofit newsrooms like The Texas Tribune, The Marshall Project, City Bureau, and, just last week, Mission Local. “As the organization grows, we are unionizing across newsrooms and teams to ensure our mission and vision align with employees’ realities,” the Signal Ohio News Workers Gui…

Staffers, including 14 full-time reporters, from three nonprofit newsrooms backed by Signal Ohio are unionizing with the Northeast Ohio NewsGuild

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RELEASE: Signal Ohio Staff Announce NewsGuild Union Drive

Media contact: sonewsworkersguild@gmail.com Journalists powering Signal Ohio’s nonprofit newsrooms in Akron, Cleveland and Columbus are coming together to form a union with the Northeast Ohio NewsGuild, Local 34001 of Communications Workers of America.  The staff of Signal Ohio went public with their union drive on August 26, with more than 80% of eligible employees signing union cards to form the Signal Ohio News Workers Guild.  “Strong local jo