Reporters at Signal Ohio's three newsrooms today announced their union drive.

The three-year old nonprofit journalism outfit, funded by millions of dollars from local and national foundations and organizations, operates locally in Cleveland and Akron with a statehouse bureau in Columbus. Plans have already been announced to open a fourth newsroom in Cincinnati.

All 14 full-time reporters at the organization are backing a union drive, according to a release, in an effort to keep reporting strong. Signal's newsrooms in Cleveland and Akron cover community-driven topics, write explainers on civic life, and report on local government, health and labor. Signal's statewide coverage includes reporting on the Statehouse and higher education. It also operates local Documenter programs, where resid

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