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Help Keep Pittsburgh Press Union Strong!
With a three-year strike barely in the rearview mirror, CWA journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were happy to welcome new owners to town, avoiding the previous owners' spiteful closure. Hopes of a brighter future dimmed, however, when the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism publicly alluded to job losses and remained silent on union rights. More than 1,300 signatures on a petition demanding good-faith bargaining and strong staffing have started to turn the tide, but your support can help tip the balance in favor of these NewsGuild-CWA journalists!
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Magic: The Gathering Arena Developers Launch Union Drive with CWA
On Monday, nearly 100 game developers behind Magic: The Gathering Arena, a popular digital adaptation published and developed by Wizards of the Coast, formed a union with CWA, expanding the growing union efforts in the tabletop roleplaying games industry.
In a letter sent to management, workers outlined several issues that they hope to address as a union, including protections over layoffs and remote work, guardrails over generative AI usage and mandatory crunch time, and increased transparency and equity in the workplace. They’ve also called on the company to voluntarily recognize their union by International Workers’ Day (May 1).
Click here to sign UWOTC-CWA’s petition to Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro.
For more union updates, visit unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/ or follow UWOTC-CWA on Bluesky and Facebook.
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Last Day to Apply for the Joe Beirne Scholarship!
The deadline for the CWA Joe Beirne Scholarship Program is TODAY, April 30, at 11:59 pm ET.
CWA members, including their spouses, children, and grandchildren (as well as dependents of laid-off, retired, or deceased members), may apply. Visit the website for additional information and how to apply.
The CWA Joe Beirne Foundation was established in October 1974 by the CWA Executive Board to honor the name and memory of the founding president of CWA, who served for more than 30 years.
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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.
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