Everett NewsGuild Informational Picket

Journalists at The Daily Herald are looking for supporters of quality local news to join The Everett NewsGuild in an informational picket next Thursday in downtown Everett.

The ask comes after the NewsGuild provided an offer to management at a recent bargaining session to finally get a long-deserved contract over the finish line. The only item left to fight on is stopping the company from tying reporters’ wages to story quotas, a potentially devastating requirement that would harm local news in the region. Carpenter Media Group has yet to respond to the union’s latest proposal.

At 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, reporters will gather at the intersection of Hewitt Ave. and Colby Ave. in downtown Everett to wave signs and make noise, letting their bosses know they deserve a fair contract. Community members who support the free press and quality local journalism are encouraged to attend.

The union is also encouraging attendees to bring signs — good slogans to use include “Support Local Journalists!” “Carpenter Puts Profit Over People,” “Honk For Local News,” and “Fair Contract Now!”