CWA’s Science News Media Guild Wins Historic Contract
Earlier this month, members of the Science News Media Guild, represented by the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild (TNG-CWA Local 32035), voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The historic contract establishes increases in pay, including cost of living raises and equity raises, sick and parental leave, and importantly, codifies just-cause protections.
More than 80 percent of non-management employees with the non-profit Society of Science voted to form their union in November 2023. Members fought for over 600 days, including a successful 24-hour walkout on November 5, 2025, in order to win critical improvements.
“I am incredibly proud of our negotiation committee for advocating with such determination on our behalf. This victory has been 625 days in the making! I’m pleased that both the Society and the Guild could reach an agreement that includes such important protections for our members,” says Aaron Tremper, the Editorial Assistant for Science News Explores.
Congratulations to the members of the Science News Media Guild on this monumental win.
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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.
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