NEW YORK — The NewsGuild of New York has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Reuters, accusing the news organization of cutting ties with a podcast producer who was part of a Teams chat with other workers who expressed concerns about parent company Thomson Reuters’ contracts with ICE and DHS.
The charge of retaliation for concerted activity was filed on Thursday on behalf of the Reuters Guild, which represents about 300 media workers.
“We believe Guild members and all Reuters employees should not be afraid to question the practices of Reuters or any other organization,” said Scott DiSavino, unit chair of Reuters Guild and energy correspondent.
Evan Jacoby was a temporary podcast producer and Reuters Guild member who was one of several workers on a Teams chat with non-union employees expressing concerns about Thomson Reuters’ contracts with DHS. The effort eventually led to an internal letter to Reuters execs detailing ethical, legal, and human rights concerns regarding three of Thomson Reuters’ contracts with DHS, though Jacoby did not sign the letter himself.
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