American labor union leader
| Jon Schleuss | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation(s) | Data journalist, trade unionist |
| Title | President of the NewsGuild-CWA |
Jon Schleuss is an American data journalist and trade union leader who currently serves as the president of the NewsGuild-CWA. He was first elected on December 10, 2019 in a rerun election by a vote of 1,979 to 1,514. The original election, which Schleuss lost by 271 votes, was set aside by union officials in August 2019 after more than 1,000 members failed to receive ballots.
Prior to his election, Schleuss worked as a data and graphics journalist in the Los Angeles Times Data and Graphics Department. During his time in Los Angeles, Schleuss participated in the campaign to bring union representation to The Times.
Before joining The Times in 2013, Schleuss was the online editor of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and worked as a host for an NPR member station based in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Notes
- ^ newsguild.
- ^ latimes & 20191210.
- ^ arkansasonline.
- niemanlab.
- ^ latimes & 20191221.
- latimes & 20191016.
References
- Sakoui, Anousha (December 10, 2019). "L.A. Times journalist Jon Schleuss wins NewsGuild election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- James, Meg (October 16, 2019). "Los Angeles Times reaches historic agreement with its newsroom union". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "Los Angeles Times profile page for Jon Schleuss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "Jon Schleuss Wins Race for NewsGuild President". newsguild.org. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- Snyder, Josh (December 11, 2019). "South Arkansas native voted president of national journalism union". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- Benton, Joshua (August 14, 2019). "America's largest union of journalists is doing a rewrite of its leadership election". Nieman Lab. Retrieved December 23, 2019.