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If it seems to you like there are fewer journalists covering Connecticut, you’re right. This week, those ranks grew thinner: Hearst CT unjustly fired a highly experienced reporter who was respected by his peers, sources and readers.

We had our first bargaining session on Zoom on June 1, with the support of dozens of unionized Hearst Newspapers colleagues from the @albanyguild.bsky.social the Austin News Guild, @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social and the S.F. Chronicle Guild. Here's (some of) what the bargaining committee said:

so excited that this group of hard working journalists and media workers is getting to the table! their employer is famously anti-union, so it'll be a fight, but I know they got it in 'em. <3

Today, we meet Hearst at the bargaining table to begin negotiating our first contract. Across our unit, many of us already shared some of our top priorities, creating a mosaic of better working conditions.

“It’s been a lot of stalling,” said Brian Zahn, unit chair of the Connecticut News Guild. Via @theguardian.com: Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?

It’s been just over a year since we won our election, and we have some big news… We’re going to the bargaining table with Hearst on Monday.

From @theguardian.com: "Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’" Together, we're pushing back against Hearst's bad faith bargaining with @ctnewsguild.bsky.social, @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social & #AustinNewsGuild www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We’re mourning the loss of one of our coworkers this week - Jim Michaud was a consummate newsman who was deeply committed to journalism and to his community. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

McClatchy still refuses to offer journalists livable wages, despite nearly a year of bargaining. We are ready to strike. But we need your help! Please consider donating to our strike fund to help us pay our bills while on strike. Please consider donating to our strike fund bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

When I worked at the Stamford Advocate (a Hearst paper) a decade ago, all work outside the hours of 9-5 was expected to be off-book. School board meetings that started at 7pm? Source meetings? Breaking news? Cover it, of course, but don't dare put it on your time card.

We love our jobs, and we’d like to be granted the flexibility to do them!

How can we report on our communities when we're not in them? Hearst wants many of our journalists cooped up in an office three days a week with inflexible work hours. They're forgetting that news doesn't happen in a cubicle between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Despite management's in-office work requirements, some of our most essential work happens in the field, whether that's in news or sales

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

February/March member recap! It’s been a busy couple of months - here’s some of what the hardworking members of the @ctnewsguild.bsky.social got up to!

The New Haven Independent covers our @ctnewsguild.bsky.social union's continued effort to get Hearst to stop delaying and just sit down and start negotiating a contract. More below.: www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/04/02/h...

We’re thrilled to share that the VTDigger Guild has reached a deal with our management on an updated contract. The agreement we’ve built together will make VTDigger a better place to work—and only strengthen the journalism our members produce every day and that our readers across the state rely on.

Yesterday, nearly 300 days after our union was certified, the National Labor Relations Board rejected Hearst’s attempt to invalidate our election results.

Let Hearst know what you think about union-busting. Tell Hearst to stop stalling and come to the bargaining table! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Our @ctnewsguild.bsky.social won a major victory Wednesday when the NLRB ruled against Hearst, denying their appeal over @ctnewsguild.bsky.social's election. More here.....https://nyguild.org/post/a-major-win-for-unionized-hearst-journalists nyguild.org/post/a-major...

Money. Power. Respect. Coming together in unions is how we win all three.

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

These member testimonials make clear what’s at stake. After a disappointing last session at the bargaining table, we hope they show up to our final bargaining session ready to seriously engage and deliver a fair contract. ✊

We’re ready to strike! Our members are walking out of @propublica.org’s offices today to practice picketing and show we are serious about winning a fair contract. Support us by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell Hearst: Keep Texas News written by Texans! The company is already trying to bust our unions and we need your help to keep these jobs in Texas! Sign the petition to support local journalism: bit.ly/TellHearst

This is a dark day for our democracy -- at a time when we need the @postguild.bsky.social the most. Our union siblings deserve better than inept corporate leadership. We stand with the @postguild.bsky.social #SaveThePost

We are proud to be among a coalition of unions backing the NY FAIR News Act. Readers and journalists need real protections against artificial intelligence! Read more about this bill here nyguild.org/post/fahy-ro...

Introducing The NY FAIR News Act, legislation that establishes clear protections for both journalists, media professionals and the broader public to ensure that the integrity of the news and its workforce are safeguarded against artificial intelligence. Read more: www.wgaeast.org/fahy-rozic-i...

We are picketing! 🪧 Now more than ever we need local news, and to do that we need support for the human beings behind local news like the Times Union Hearst, however, is continuing to stall on our contract — as they have for the past 17 years (1/3)

January recap! Here's some of the work our members did last month: A storm covered the state in snow, and our members covered the state in journalism, including stories by Peter Yankowski, Jayden Nguyen, and Natasha Sokoloff and photos by Arnold Gold and Ned Gerard www.ctinsider.com/weather/arti...

Media organizations have to stand together and call out these attacks on journalists. Proud to stand with NABJ newsguild.org/journalist-o...

We, the undersigned members of the Hearst Union, will not accept a contract that does not adequately address issues such as compensation, work from home flexibility, and AI protections with binding guarantees. Should we not receive such a contract, we are prepared to strike.

@wgaeast.bsky.social members at Hearst are fighting for a fair contract with better wages, AI protections and more. But management has refused to address workers’ concerns. Workers need your support. Tell Hearst Magazines executives: agree to a fair contract now!

✅ Keep our news union. Respect the workers of Texas and our historic news institutions. Abide by the agreements you’ve made with workers, follow the law, and don’t outsource jobs from our state Add your name here! (4/4) act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...

✅ Keep our news local. Ensure journalists can afford to live in the communities they cover and report on by agreeing to sustainable pay and benefits (3/4)

✅ Keep our news human. Ensure the news of the future is produced, edited, and attributed to humans not AI. Agree to contract language that places limitations on AI replacing the work of journalists (2/4)

Hearst has bought up dozens of local newspapers and now owns the four largest newspapers in Texas. Local news and journalists’ jobs there must be protected. That’s why our News Guild siblings at the Austin NewsGuild and Dallas News Guild are demanding Hearst: (1/4)

Our fight for a strong contract continues. Show your support for the workers who make @propublica.org what it is. Sign our petition calling on newsroom management to agree to a fair contract now! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

THE TIMES IS UNION-MADE: Today we began bargaining our new contract, and in our first session, we not only told management we were united, we showed them. Our bargaining committee presented a pledge signed by 80% of our union, supporting five core priorities…..

Say hello to Nutmeg, the mascot of the Connecticut NewsGuild! (@ctnewsguild.bsky.social/@nyguild.bsky.social). They are the workers of Hearst Newspapers. They are gearing up to bargain their first union contract this year. The logo was designed by @taylorjohnston.bsky.social.

Congratulations to workers at Science News (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social)!

Tell VTDigger Management: Work with journalists on AI, not without us. Petition : actionnetwork.org/letters/1f19...

The ProPublica Guild stands in solidarity with our colleagues at the @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social as they fight for common sense guardrails around AI implementation. Lend them a hand by signing their petition 👇 bsky.app/profile/vtdi...

Congratulations to @sn-media-guild.bsky.social members on ratifying their first contract! HUGE win for these members.🥳

The people of Pittsburgh deserve so much better than newspaper bosses who violate federal law.

Truly disgraceful. We stand now - and always - with our @pghguild.com siblings.

We’re ready to bring fairness and transparency to Hearst CT and negotiate our first contact with Hearst Newspapers in 2026. It’ll ensure better journalism for our readers and better working conditions for all our colleagues, including our members and managers. Let’s get bargaining!!

Since we won our union election in May, Hearst has refused to bargain with us, while repeatedly violating labor law. Last week, we filed four Unfair Labor Practice charges against the company 🧵

Hearst management continues to violate the law by changing our working conditions without bargaining. Today, employees gathered for lunch at our different offices and asked a simple question of the company: We’re ready to bargain. Why aren’t you?