Journalists at Gothamist and DNAinfo Agree to Join Labor Union – The New York Times

Reporters and editors at the New York news organizations DNAinfo and Gothamist have agreed to unionize after combining their operations last month. An “overwhelming” majority of the 26 members of the newsroom staffs of the two websites signed cards agreeing to be represented by the Writers Guild of America East, according to organizers and staff…

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Columbia Challenges Vote by Graduate Students to Unionize – The New York Times

Students at Columbia University protested on Monday at the Manhattan campus over the university’s decision to challenge the recent vote by graduate students to unionize. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times The battle over whether graduate students at universities can unionize entered a new phase on Friday, when Columbia University filed a challenge…

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