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The Long and Bitter Detroit Newspaper Strike
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 July 14, 2025 | LABOR HISTORY | On July 13th, organized labor will mark the 30th anniversary of the Detroit Newspaper Strike/Lockout, the longest and one of the most bitter labor battles in the history of the American newspaper industry. On that date, 2,500 union workers at the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press and the Detroit Newspaper Agency went on strike against two of the largest newspaper chains in the country---Gannett and Knight Ridder. The six unions representing the strikers were: Teamsters Local 372 and Local 2040, representing truck drivers, district managers and mailers; Newspaper Guild of Detroit, Local 22, representing editorial employees at the Free Press, editorial and maintenance employees of The News; Pressmen Local 13-N, representing press operators for the two papers; Detroit Typographical Union Local 18, representing type setters and page designers; and Local 289-M, representing paper and plate handlers. … The papers imported hundreds of scab laborers and private security guards and housed them in area hotels. Deadline Detroit
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