ProPublica Union Staff Strike Over AI Protections, Layoffs, and Wages
By
Mia Sato
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
ProPublica's unionized staff, represented by the ProPublica Guild, are conducting a 24-hour strike over unresolved contract negotiations. The strike marks the first work stoppage in the nonprofit newsroom's history and involves approximately 150 workers. Key issues in contention include AI usage protections, "just cause" provisions for employee discipline and termination, layoff protections, and wage increases. The union has been negotiating for over two years and is asking the public to honor a digital picket line during the strike.
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· 4 pulledUnionized staff at ProPublica, one of the country's leading nonprofit newsrooms, are walking off the job for 24 hours beginning Wednesday and asking the public to honor a digital picket line.
The roughly 150 members of the ProPublica Guild are in the midst of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement after unionizing in 2023.
The union says key issues are still in contention, including protections around the use of AI, 'just cause' provisions around disciplining or firing an employee, layoff protections, and wages.
We've been working to resolve this quietly for over two years.
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