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September 4, 2015

Al Jazeera America Staff Votes to Unionize 
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In the United States, the majority of the staff at Al Jazeera America's
digital newsroom have voted to unionize. The workers will join The News
Guild of New York, which is part of the national union, Communications
Workers of America. Al Jazeera America marks the fifth digital newsroom
to unionize in recent months. The Guardian US editorial staff voted to
unionize in July. Gawker, Salon and Vice have recently voted to unionize
under Writers Guild of America.

 

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