▁Work ers ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁are ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁where ▁the ▁union ▁represents ▁rep or ters , ▁edit ors , ▁photograph ers , ▁broadcast ▁staff , ▁pay roll ▁cler ks ▁and ▁computer ▁techn icians . ▁It ▁also ▁represents ▁employees ▁of ▁United ▁Press ▁International ▁and ▁the ▁E FE ▁news ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁national ▁local ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁but ▁its ▁roots ▁extend ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁The ▁subject ▁of ▁organ izing ▁workers ▁at ▁AP ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁case ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( Associ ated ▁Press ▁v ▁N . L . R . B , ▁ 3 0 1 ▁U . S . ▁ 1 0 3 ), ▁which ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁media ▁employ ers ▁imm unity ▁from ▁labor ▁laws . ▁That ▁case ▁involved ▁an ▁editor ial ▁worker ▁who ▁edited ▁and ▁re w rote ▁news ▁copy . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁News ▁Media ▁Gu ild ▁ ▁Category : Tra de ▁un ions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Comm unic ations ▁Work ers ▁of ▁America ▁Category : Tra de ▁un ions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁ 7 8 xx ▁( s ometimes ▁L 7 8 xx , ▁L M 7 8 xx , ▁MC 7 8 xx ...) ▁is ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁self - cont ained ▁fixed ▁linear