Al Jazeera America's digital newsroom vote to unionize
Source: The Guardian
Jana Kasperkevic
Majority of staff vote to join the News Guild, making Al Jazeera America the fifth digital newsroom to have launched a unionization effort this year
Staff members of the digital newsroom at Al Jazeera America said on Thursday that a majority have voted to unionize under the News Guild of New York, which is part of the Communications Workers of America union. Al Jazeera America is the fifth digital newsroom to have launched a unionization effort this year.
“We’re excited,” said Ned Resnikoff, a digital reporter at Al Jazeera America, in a statement. “We believe in Al Jazeera’s goal of delivering captivating, groundbreaking news, and the newsroom is really coming together to help the company further its journalistic mission. We welcome a constructive, amicable discussion with management to jointly address our concerns.”
“By organizing, we’ve had the chance to more fully realize the value and excellence of our newsroom – something we’re all committed to improving,” said Caroline Preston, digital editor at Al Jazeera America.
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