ALT Text reads, “Chemical & Engineering News,” in all caps and black, with a red ampersand, over “UNION WIN,” in heavy red text, with the guild logo replacing the “O”
ALT Photo of senior editor Manny I. Fox Morone in a circle with a black accent off to the left side with “Chemical & Engineering News Guild” in all-caps black and red text. Quote reads, “My colleagues are some of the smartest people I’ve ever met. I want them to have a say in C&EN’s journalism and standards.”
ALT Photo of senior business reporter Craig Bettenhausen in a circle with a black accent off to the left side with “Chemical & Engineering News Guild” in all-caps black and red text. Quote reads, “Forming a union at C&EN provides a way to make sure the institutional knowledge that the general staff brings is not just heard, but incorporated. It also protects staff from hasty decisions made in the face of what can feel like urgent existential situations such as AI and shifting business models at our parent organization.”
ALT Photo of senior policy reporter Leigh Boerner in a circle with a black accent off to the left side with “Chemical & Engineering News Guild” in all-caps black and red text. Quote reads, “While C&EN has changed a lot over its 103 years, one thing hasn’t changed: how important and relevant we are to the chemical enterprise. I support C&EN Guild because I believe that everyone on staff should have a say in the direction of the magazine.”
ALT Photo of community editor Liam in a circle with a black accent off to the left side with “Chemical & Engineering News Guild” in all-caps black and red text. Quote reads, “Any organization benefits from giving workers more say in decision making, and that’s even more true in an agile place like a newsroom. We want to make C&EN stronger and better prepared for the future, especially as other journalism outlets falling by the wayside.”
ALT Photo of visuals editor Madeline in a circle with a black accent off to the left side with “Chemical & Engineering News Guild” in all-caps black and red text. Quote reads, “Every newsroom needs a union— C&EN is no exception. We all benefit from more equitable pay and robust worker protections. A union will allow us to better face the many perpetual challenges of our industry while ensuring we can deliver the science news our readers and membership deserve.”
ALT Photo of reporter Rowan Walrath in a circle with a black accent off to the left side with “Chemical & Engineering News Guild” in all-caps black and red text. Quote reads, “I’m a proudly pro-union journalist. Every newsroom, C&EN included, deserves strong worker protections. A union will fortify us against the challenges facing all media organizations and allow us to continue delivering valuable, relevant, and insightful chemistry news to our readers.”
ALT Image with a red, spiked circle and white chemistry flask with a red ampersand in the middle above text that reads, “Chemical & Engineering News is forming a union,” in all caps