Introducing Connecticut’s whale union

On Aug. 8 more than 100 reporters, photographers, editors and digital producers in Connecticut’s largest newsroom unionized and formed the Connecticut News Guild. The staff of Hearst Connecticut Media Group went public with about 85% of the workers signing union cards.

Staff presented Hearst with a mission statement signed by the majority of our unit and asked the company to voluntarily recognize their union. Management quickly wrote back saying they don’t plan to voluntarily recognize the union.

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