“Our journalists have labored for years under increasingly difficult conditions. We intend to reverse that trend,” the SCNG Guild said in its mission statement.

Journalists of The Desert Sun won a resounding victory in their unionization campaign, forming a union with a vote of 13-1.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency in charge of prosecuting violations of federal labor law, has charged Phoenix New Times with violating federal labor law by refusing to bargain with its newly unionized employees to establish a fair contract.

Ninety percent of eligible staffers signed cards saying they want to be represented by The Desert Sun NewsGuild.