Original Articles
Published 2023-09-05
Keywords
- Newsworkers' unions,
- Digital-era unionization,
- Predigital age,
- Trade union formation,
- United States
- Canada ...More
How to Cite
Smith , J. (2023). UNIONS AND THE NEWS: A HISTORY OF PROTECTING WORKERS AND PROMOTING DEMOCRACY . American Journal of Arts and Communication, 7(2), 23–35. Retrieved from http://topjournals.org/index.php/AJAC/article/view/212
Abstract
This article surveys the history of newsworkers' trade union formation in the United States and Canada from 1865 to 1997. It argues that the digital-era "unionization movement" is part of a longer history of newsworkers organizing for better working conditions and a more democratic media