One-Day Strike for NewsGuild-CWA Members at Local Progress

Last week, workers at Local Progress—represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035)—walked off the job for 24 hours over delays at the bargaining table. The Local Progress Guild-CWA (LPG-CWA) members have been working without a contract for over 200 days as they do the important work with elected officials to empower and mobilize political champions for transformative, progressive change.

LPG-CWA has presented three comprehensive bargaining packages offering different combinations of wage increases and concessions on management priorities, including a no-strike, no-lockout provision.

Management has repeatedly declined to match that movement. After 16 hours of bargaining in the week of August 31, management responded with counters that reversed previously communicated positions and declared their offer “fixed and final.” Their latest counterproposal offered wage increases below LPG-CWA’s previous package, would weaken paid time off protections, and would give management more discretion to deny leave.

In addition, management has stopped meeting during work hours, a break from the ground rules both sides have followed since February.

Click here to learn more about this fight and sign a letter of support for LPG-CWA members.

You can also donate here to the LPG-CWA Strike Fund.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.