Dusty Christensen, a reporter at the Gazette delivers the news to Peter Stilla, a night copy editor, that the vote passed and a union was established at the Daily Hampshire Gazette. It was 40 for and 29 against.
Dusty Christensen, a reporter at the Gazette delivers the news to Peter Stilla, a night copy editor, that the vote passed and a union was established at the Daily Hampshire Gazette. It was 40 for and 29 against.

NORTHAMPTON — Employees of the Daily Hampshire Gazette voted 40-29 in favor of unionizing the workforce on Wednesday.

The vote means non-management employees at the Gazette and the Advocate will be represented by the Pioneer Valley NewsGuild.

The process began with the formation of the Pioneer Valley NewsGuild which consists of employees from both the Advocate and the Gazette, with members from accounting, advertising, circulation, design, editorial, maintenance and press.

The NewsGuild was formed in large part, with the mission of giving employees a say in company decisions. Members have said that they were frustrated with a lack of transparency in managerial decisions, shifting job descriptions and gender disparities in pay.

This story will be updated.