Nastaran Mohit is Organizing Director of the NewsGuild of New York, and works to unionize the staff at news publications. This is what organizing looks like in the middle of a pandemic.
through the industry. That’s where Nastaran Mohit comes in. As organizing director of the NewsGuild of New York, Mohit works to unionize the staff at newspapers, magazines and online publications, so that reporters, editors and social media staff have access to the benefits and protections they so sorely need. The NewsGuild, a sector of the Communications Workers of America, represents more than 24,000 journalists and other media workers across the U.S. and Canada.
Then I turn to what I need to do to get up to speed for the day: following up with each of my organizing campaigns to make sure meetings are scheduled, assignments have been completed, and things are running smoothly and on schedule. I jump back and forth between spreadsheets, docs and multiple campaign chats on Signal, WhatsApp, and Slack.One more cup of coffee, and then I get my workout in.
After passing contract proposals across the “digital” bargaining table, we take a caucus with our bargaining committee and discuss management’s positions. Like many employers, they’re using the pandemic as an excuse to not only delay negotiations, but to cry poverty wherever possible. Our members are being asked to make a “shared sacrifice” during this pandemic, at a time when they’re working harder than ever, and they’re not buying it.
__9:30 p.m.__After my call, I jump on a FaceTime with my family, which is a daily practice we’ve committed to. My mom is lonely, and my brothers are both stressed about their small businesses. Despite that, we know how privileged we are to be safe and healthy. I feel better knowing we’re all safe.My step-sons have turned our dining room table into a ping-pong table. They ask me to play one game before we go to bed, and even though I’m really not in the mood, I jump in.
I put on some nature sounds on my Calm app, and force myself to think about something positive until I fall asleep.
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