Daily News Union Reaches First Contract Agreement with Alden Global Capital

Unionized journalists at the Daily News have reached an agreement with the paper’s owner, Alden Global Capital, for a first contract that includes new, life-changing salary minimums, 6% wage increases over six months and new benefits for part-timers.

Members ratified the two-year contract deal Wednesday, bringing to a close three years of contentious bargaining with the owner of the nation’s second largest newspaper chain. The union, which represents the tabloid’s print, digital and photo employees, organized as a bargaining unit of The NewsGuild of New York in 2021.

“I could not be prouder of everyone in the Daily News Union who made this possible,” said Michael Sheridan, unit chair of the Daily News Union. “Winning the first contract for the Daily News’ workers in more than 30 years was an uphill battle. From the historic walkout to distributing flyers and organizing rallies, it was a Herculean effort. But it never would have happened without the dedicated efforts of dozens of people, including those who have left the News for bigger and better things.”

The union’s first contract deal is the culmination of three years of collective actions – including a January 2024 work stoppage – and persistent, strategic bargaining. It also comes less than a week after the union staged a major rally outside NY City Hall in support of the New York City Council’s “Too Tough to Die” resolution, which called for Alden to agree to a fair contract. Read more about the historic contract victory here!