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Cap Times management agrees to recognize newsroom union
A sign outside the building occupied by both the Wisconsin State Journal and the Cap Times newspapers. (Photo by Ruth Conniff/Wisconsin Examiner)
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/cap-times-management-agrees-to-recognize-newsroom-union/
By: Erik Gunn May 7, 2026 8:54 pm
The publisher of the Cap Times said Thursday that the news organization’s management will voluntarily recognize the eight-member newsroom staff’s union.
The employees formally announced their union campaign in a meeting with Publisher Paul Fanlund and other Cap Times managers a week ago. They have affiliated with the NewsGuild-CWA, which also represents employees at Wisconsin Watch and at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“The Capital Times Co. has decided to voluntarily recognize the labor union being formed by Capital Times reporters and we hope to work towards an amicable outcome,” Fanlund said in a statement Thursday. “In the meantime, we will continue the excellent reporting and opinion journalism that the community has come to depend upon.”
The Capital Times newspaper was founded in 1917 by William T. Evjue and throughout its history has been known in Madison as a staunch voice for liberal and progressive values, including its support for labor unions.
FULL story at link above.