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About TNG-CWA
The NewsGuild-CWA is a sector of the Communications Workers of America representing journalists, media workers and other communications employees in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Founded as the American Newspaper Guild in 1933, it negotiates collective agreements covering wages, minimum pay rates and other working conditions.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: newsguild.org, en.wikipedia.org
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This year, the average reporter top minimum pay was $1,272.49.DocumentAverage NewsGuild reporter top minimum, 1 Jan 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
a minimum salary of $50,700 for full-time employeesDocumentLNP | LancasterOnline and WITF first contract: minimum salary, Nov 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force
Its federation
IFJAlso in United States of America
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