In an era of billionaire media moguls, do press unions stand a chance?
The newspaper industry and unions have a long history. One of the earliest unions formed in the newsroom was the American Newspaper Guild, founded in 1933. The guild (now renamed the NewsGuild) has evolved to represent 24,000 employees performing a variety of jobs, from reporters and editors to graphic designers. However, over the past several decades, rapid technological change and growing competition for readers and advertisers have strained labor-management relations in the industry.