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Members of The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA) who work at the South Florida Sun Sentinel have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with the newspaper’s management and parent company, Alden Global Capital.
The SunSentinel Guild bargaining unit unanimously approved the two-year deal, which establishes annual raises and landmark protections from artificial intelligence. This is the first union contract in the newspaper’s 115-year history.
“I could not be more proud of our unit membership for voting unanimously to ratify this contract,” said AmyBeth Bennett, a Sun Sentinel photographer who led a bargaining committee that negotiated with Alden management. “Being able to give our membership 3% raises this year and next, as well as a $1,500 bonus, seems like a pretty great holiday present to me!”