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22 May 2025
Popping my head in with some news.
22 May 2025
We recently held a union election at Hearst Connecticut Media, and we learned minutes ago thatβ¦
WE WON!!!
By an overwhelming vote of 68-17, our members voted to unionize as part of @newsguild.
Itβs a great day for journalism in CT!
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3 Feb 2025
One of our colleagues, @MikeGagneNT, is looking for help. His partner has a serious liver disease and needs a transplant from a living donor.
Read this message from Mike for more info, and please share widely if you canπ
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5 Dec 2024
The mayor of West Haven, where in 2021 a former state representative was arrested for stealing $1.2 million in federal COVID funds, recently fired a city employee for attempting to defraud the city with professional development reimbursements.
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5 Dec 2024
Weβre unionizing to make our workplace better. Lately, management seems intent on making our workplace worse.
Here are a few examples of recent changes that underscore why we need a union:
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6 Nov 2024
North Haven State Sen. Paul Cicarella and State Rep. Dave Yaccarino view returns currently showing them ahead of their opponents at the North Haven RTCβs election party.
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31 Oct 2024
Connecticut's 4th Congressional District β once represented by Rep. Chris Shays β was for decades a bastion of Rockefeller Republicanism.
Its dramatic shift to the left tells a larger story of political realignment in Connecticut over the last 50 years: ctinsider.com/election/articβ¦
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31 Oct 2024
Stay spooky out there π»
31 Oct 2024
Happy Halloween from the Connecticut News Guild!
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5 Oct 2024
As more U.S. states begin to adopt legislation regulating AI, will CT take it further this coming session? nhregister.com/news/article/β¦
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30 Sep 2024
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30 Sep 2024
This is @brizahn, a local reporter covering the towns of North Haven and West Haven.
Brianβs reason for supporting our union is simple.
βConnecticutβs journalists are dedicated and talented,β he said. βThe industry standards should reflect the important work we do.β
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8 Sep 2024
On August 8, we took our union public and filed for an NLRB election.
One month later, weβre more determined and united than ever! π³π³π³
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2 Sep 2024
Happy Labor Day from the Connecticut News Guild! π³π³π³
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23 Aug 2024
Just a group of well-dressed coworkers getting together to eat pizza and show our unity.
We wonβt let Hearst push us around, and we definitely wonβt let them divide us.
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Brian Zahn π³ retweeted
19 Aug 2024
We stand with our colleague, Adrian Szkolar
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18 Aug 2024
Most tenants who face rent hikes grumble about it, then either pay up or move out.
Hereβs how one group of mostly elderly CT residents organized and fought back.
ctinsider.com/news/article/cβ¦
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16 Aug 2024
Name our whale!
16 Aug 2024
The Connecticut News Guildβs mascot is just over a week old and needs a name! Vote for your favorite in the next 24 hours!π³π³π³
The first 25 users to repost with the name they voted for and why will have a chance to win one of five of our t-shirts!
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14 Aug 2024
Folks, we could be here a while tonight...
14 Aug 2024
Primary results are coming in. We have all of those results here:
ctinsider.com/projects/2024/β¦
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