The editorial staff of the Los Angeles Times filed for a union election Monday with the National Labor Relations Board. An overwhelming majority of newsroom employees signed cards authorizing union representation by The NewsGuild.

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The members of the Los Angeles Times Guild organizing committee formally introduce themselves to the newsroom.

Yesterday we learned some of our colleagues were laid off from their jobs at the Chicago Tribune. We want to send our sympathies to these hardworking journalists and their families, and we hope they can land on their feet.

The Los Angeles Times Guild organizing committee formally introduced itself to the newsroom, delivering a letter that spells out the ways that a union would benefit Times' employees and improve the newspaper overall.

The NewsGuild represents 25,000 media workers in more than 200 collective bargaining agreements. Here's a list of media outlets represented by the NewsGuild or the Writers Guild of America-East.