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Stop the bots! The Pioneer Press union is fighting for AI protections in our contract. If you don't want a bot clone of your favorite reporter writing stories under their byline, tell our bosses to keep our coverage human: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...

No AI driven layoffs is one of the most important union fights right now. Solidarity with The NewsGuild!

Today we learned USA Today has rejected our request for voluntarily recognition of the Arizona Daily Star's union. Though we were hopeful, we're not surprised by management's response. 🧵

Last night we rallied outside the Schneps Media Queens Powerlist event to let attendees how unfairly management has been treating their employees. We continue to ask Josh & Vicki Schneps to drop their bogus challenges to our colleagues' eligibility. Union busting is disgusting! #SchnepsUnion

Tribune Publishing is refusing to put its own AI policy in union contracts. ✉️ Send a letter to management today demanding they respect their staff and readers by agreeing to commonsense AI guardrails.

Solidarity with @nujofficial.bsky.social members on strike at The Lancet (@thelancet.com), a 200+ year-old medical journal. They deserve fair pay now! ✊🇬🇧

Let’s gooooooo!!! ✊

The Arizona Daily Star’s journalists are proud to be unionizing with @cwaunion.bsky.social @newsguild.org 📰✊ Today, we delivered our mission statement and request for voluntary recognition to newsroom leadership and our parent company, USA Today Co.

Some of our journalists in the newsroom on Oct. 15, 2026:

BREAKING: The NewsGuild and other organizations are petitioning the FCC demanding a freeze to a recent illegal order that effectively allows conglomerates to dominate the broadcast landscape. A legal challenge to the repeal is forthcoming.

McClatchy claims readers don’t want coverage like this — the kind investigates local businesses and protects local workers. Prove them wrong by filling out a quick form to write directly to McClatchy management 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

"Labor law currently...is working for the billionaire and the oligarch class and not for regular workers," said NewsGuild president @jschleuss.com on the @ricksmithshow.bsky.social. "We have to reform but it's only going to happen if we all stand up together."

UPDATE: After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation. Each of those outlets declined to step in. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The NewsGuild-CWA holds power to account. If a boss breaks the law, we will prosecute them all the way to the Supreme Court.

Nine years ago we told the Blocks they were going down a bad path. Today they hit the end of the road as the Supreme Court joined a very long list of people who also told them so. Humble appreciation to everyone who worked to hold the Blocks accountable. That family owes us a LOT of money.

Fantastic news!!! The Supreme Court declined to hear the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s appeal of a ruling requiring the company to pay back its workers for the cuts to pay, illegally implemented increases in health care costs & more. When we fight, we win!!! ✊✊✊

Supreme Court rules in our favor. Struggling to find words. newsguild.org/post-gazette...

McClatchy claims readers don’t want coverage like this — the kind that dives into issues in our schools. Prove them wrong. We've built a super easy tool for you to email management 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

We returned to the bargaining table today after a months-long break, eager to finally hear management's first proposal. We've presented 25 proposals without a single response. Today we got theirs, and it was worse than we expected. 🧵(1)

California becomes the third state to enact tax credits supporting journalism jobs. Who’s next?! newsguild.org/newsguild-ba...

GREAT NEWS! Gov. Newsom signed a bill into law that creates tax credits to support journalism jobs in CA. This comes after local guild leaders & @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social pressed him to do so. The legislation is a model for every other state and the federal gov. newsguild.org/newsguild-ba...

We have some exciting news! We, the staff of @mirrorindy, @fpinews and FPI, are unionizing. We are taking this step with a supermajority of staff in support. Follow us to stay up to date.

McClatchy laid off 90+ talented journalists and media workers this month. Workers are all in to continue producing high-quality journalism for their communities. Write a letter to McClatchy asking what their priorities are: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

McClatchy claims readers don’t want coverage like this — the kind that holds our government accountable. Prove them wrong by filling out a quick form to write directly to McClatchy management at 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Local journalism is vital to ensuring diverse sources of news content. That’s why I’m supporting @asmchrisward.bsky.social & @buffywicks.bsky.social’s #AB2222 offering tax incentives to local news outlets that hire qualifying journalists in CA. Every community deserves access to quality local news.

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BREAKING: The Idaho Statesman’s hedge fund owner now admits it chose to gut its newspapers to reinvest resources elsewhere, contradicting earlier claims about financial struggles. Tell McClatchy executives you won’t stand for this devastating choice for our community. Here's what to know:

We know your community — because it's ours too. Because of a decision made by corporate executives, there will soon be no one to tell you what's going on with education, transportation & so much more. And our journalists will soon be out of work. Here's how you can help them:

Overnight a federal judge ordered that the White House temporarily restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s press credentials. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

"I applaud these news organizations for pushing back immediately against Trump’s illegal behavior,” said @jschleuss.com, the president of The NewsGuild-CWA. "This is yet again another shameful moment for our country."

NEW: The Washington Post said it will not publish photographs of presidential events until midnight, joining a collective effort with photographers in other newsrooms covering the White House in a show of support of the banned outlets. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

@newsguild.org President Jon Schleuss: “This is yet again another shameful moment for our country.... The First Amendment includes a free press so that tyrants wouldn’t be allowed to control what the public sees or hears.” More here: newsguild.org/newsguild-co...

Our Service Reporter Hali Smith explains what McClatchy’s massive layoffs mean for Idaho. 📰 Prefer to watch videos on TikTok? You can follow us there too @IdahoNewsGuild_

Donate to support laid-off workers. A hedge fund gutted our newsroom last week, laying off more than half of the union staff that brought you important local news. Help these workers get back on their feet by contributing to and/or sharing our GoFundMe. Anything helps.

BREAKING: Three banned news organizations will sue the White House. CNN, MS NOW and Politico are filing a joint lawsuit alleging the bans violate their First and Fifth Amendment rights.

This morning, Secret Service barred our own @pen-guild.bsky.social member Cheyenne Haslett from the White House simply for doing her job. Press access cannot be weaponized against journalists for their reporting.

“She said she wanted the second line of her obituary to acknowledge her role as a shop steward for SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents NPR's editorial workers. She wanted the line to say that her ‘proudest achievement’ was helping convince NPR to increase its paid parental leave.”

When you don’t like behind held to account and have a lot to hide you…

Last week, McClatchy laid off 30% of its unionized workers. Here's how you can help some of the 90 journalists and media workers who lost their jobs.

Donate to support journalists who were recently laid off in the Central Valley: www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...

Tonight there's a lavish gala celebrating the 175th anniversary of @nytimes.com. Our @nytimesguild.bsky.social members invited themselves -- to let the bosses know it's time for a FAIR CONTRACT NOW.

NEW: Workers at the Cooperative Development Institute won voluntary recognition! They organized to increase participation in workplace decisions, transparency, accountability, equitable working conditions & more.

Last week, McClatchy Media laid off 17 of our members across the PNW. We're asking for your help supporting the talented, hard-working journalists losing their jobs. Every dollar makes a difference. Support WA journalists at bit.ly/WaLayoffFund and Idaho journalists at bit.ly/IdLayoffFund

Major win for press freedom: today a federal judge agreed with us and issued a preliminary injunction blocking new restrictions on foreign journalists and students newsguild.org/judge-blocks...

10 Idaho Statesman reporters — more than half the staff — were laid off Thursday by McClatchy Media, our hedge-fund-backed owner. Sadly, many don’t have large savings to sustain them while looking for new positions. Please consider donating to help reporters cover their bills. Any amount helps!

I’m part of this corporate blood bath. After dodging layoffs for my entire 19-year career, I finally caught a stray as the Idaho Statesman gutted 60% of its staff. My last day will be Oct. 11. I’m not sure what comes next. Thankfully, I’m part of a union and will receive 6 months of severance.

These are the journalists and the coverage communities are now left without, as told by the publications’ workers: newsguild.org/mcclatchy-la...

Yesterday, McClatchy laid off more than 90 unionized media workers across 17 publications. The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists & writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the US.