近50名当地新闻缅因信托公司雇员投票决定就薪酬和工作保障问题成立工会,谈判定于10月举行。 Nearly 50 Maine Trust for Local News employees voted to unionize over pay and job security concerns, with negotiations set for October.

近50名当地新闻缅因州信托基金会雇员(包括记者、摄影师、以及缅因州南部和西部的商业工作人员)投票决定与缅因州新闻协会成立工会,35名选民中有34人支持该运动。 Nearly 50 employees at the Maine Trust for Local News, including reporters, photographers, and business staff across southern and western Maine, have voted to unionize with the News Guild of Maine, with 34 of 35 voters supporting the move. 在3月解雇50人之后,工会在对薪酬和工作保障表示关切之后,根据“维持现状”规则给予工人法律保护,防止单方面改变工作条件。 The unionization, following concerns over pay and job security after 50 layoffs in March, grants workers legal protections under the "status quo" rule, preventing unilateral changes to working conditions. 合同谈判预定在10月开始。 Contract negotiations are set to begin in October. 这个非营利组织成立于2023年,在缅因州、科罗拉多州和格鲁吉亚经营报纸。 The nonprofit, established in 2023, operates newspapers in Maine, Colorado, and Georgia. 工会和该组织都表示支持在维持当地新闻业方面开展协作。 Both the union and the organization expressed support for collaboration in sustaining local journalism.