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So Long to Tech’s Dream Job

Silicon Valley today is dramatically changed from a year or two ago. We wrote a series of stories looking at how AI is transforming labor, landscape, innovation, and even religion. Here's my story on the 'shut up and grind' crackdown sweeping through big tech: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/t...

Workers at City Bureau Win Union Recognition from Employer | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA City Bureau workers have won voluntary recognition of their union, the City Bureau Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 34071.

🎉NEW: Victory at City Bureau!

Workers at @cbworkersguild.bsky.social won voluntary recognition and took a major step to bolster their collective power, and are now gearing up to bargain their first contract.

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On #WorkersLaborDay, we’re going to show the billionaires who we are and how we fight. We will stand together to speak up. Speak out. Demand better. And we’ll take our country back from billionaires and corporate greed. Join us! workerslaborday.org

Journalists at The Hill overwhelmingly ratify first-ever union contract | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA Journalists at The Hill have voted to ratify their first union contract, securing increases in pay, vacation time and family leave.

🚨NEW: We have a deal at The Hill!

After three years, journalists @thehill.com voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement, securing increases in pay, vacation time, family leave and more.

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Be one of the 28 donors needed by tonight to keep this campaign on track! 🤞 givebutter.com/SsQ8CG

Ryanne was shot in the head for doing her job as a journalist.

When gov targets the press, it’s not just an attack on reporters—it’s a violation of the First Amendment and the public’s right to know.

We’re proud to join @aclusocal.bsky.social & @lapressclub.bsky.social to demand accountability.

We can’t be neutral about attacks on journalists and the First Amendment. We stand proudly with @lapressclub.bsky.social

Media companies must stand up. Journalists have the right to do their jobs safely.

Not in a union? Reach out to us: organize@newsguild.org

WE FIXED IT: Obviously our successful rally had an effect on @nydailynews.com management, who felt compelled to “write” an op-ed. Unfortunately it’s full of mischaracterizations and missing key facts. As journalists we couldn’t let that slide, so we got out our red pens…

Welcome to the union fam, @snopesguild.bsky.social!

A newsroom is nothing without a union. If your news outlet has one, join it. If it doesn't, form one. They're the last line of defense against the whims of billionaires. @latguild.bsky.social and @newsguild.org

Workers at Snopes.com win voluntary recognition | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA RELEASE: Today the workers of Snopes.com won voluntary recognition of their union, the Snopes Guild. The Guild will now begin the process to develop a contract.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Workers at Snopes.com WON voluntary recognition of their union — @snopesguild.bsky.social ✊

Now they’re heading to the table to bargain for what they uphold every day in their reporting:

Transparency. Accountability. Fairness. ✅

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Johnson breaks with Trump, calls for DOJ to release Epstein files

House Speaker Mike Johnson breaks with Trump and calls for DOJ to release Epstein files.

Delta Airlines Pays $8.1 Million To Settle Lawsuit Alleging Misuse of Pandemic-Relief Funds Delta Airlines, Inc. (“Delta”) paid $8.1 million to the United States to settle claims that the company violated conditions Congress placed on federal relief funds provided to Delta under the Payroll ...

Today, Delta Air Lines agreed to pay an $8.1 mil settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the agreements of the Payroll Support Program – the Workers First COVID relief program that continued paychecks for aviation workers while capping exec. compensation. www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr...

Last week, a federal judge ruled LAPD must stop shooting projectiles at journalists. We’re still pushing our lawsuit to hold DHS agents accountable for shooting 'less lethal' bullets at journalists as well.

This is a coordinated assault on journalism, and it’s not over. #PressFreedom

RALLY TOMORROW: One day until we rally with the
@nydnunion.bsky.social. The "Defend the Daily News" rally will kick off at noon outside NY City Hall. Speakers include
@cndelarosa.bsky.social, @bradlander.bsky.social, @marklevinenyc.bsky.social and of course our Daily News Union members. BE THERE!

Spivey: Many Local 8888 members have served in the armed forces themselves. Now, as shipbuilders, they serve in another way. We do vital work—and dangerous work. The USW helps ensure we return home safely…

Every worker, in every sector of the economy, deserves the same kind of union protection.

Last night’s Protect Local Journalism event at the Buffalo History Museum was postponed after cartoonist Adam Zyglis and his family received violent threats.

We stand with Adam and with every journalist facing intimidation for doing their job.

TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.

✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild

“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”

@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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Holy notifications, Batman. Thanks for all the shares/support. A reintroduction of sorts: my name’s Mel Buer (she/her), and I’m an indie MMJ based in LA. I generally cover social justice and labor movements, US progressive politics, and community organizing.

You can support me here:

Full support from the NY Guild for these incredible people

NEW: Journalists at POLITICO and E&E News are heading to arbitration this week to hold management accountable for violating their contract through reckless AI use.

▶️ Sign their petition to show your support here: bit.ly/PENGuild

We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild

The Law360 Union is fighting for a sensible approach to AI in our newsroom. Pleaee support us by signing this petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

AOC: This bill is a deal with the devil. It explodes our national debt. It militarizes our entire economy. It strips away health care and basic dignity of the American people for what? To give Elon Musk a tax break.. We cannot stand for it. And we will not support it. You should be ashamed

A $16M settlement in response to Trump’s baseless lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview sets a dangerous precedent.

It undermines press freedom and rewards political attacks on journalism.

Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social ‬explain why @paramountnewsbr.bsky.social’s board must be held accountable.

Law360 mandates reporters use AI “bias” detection on all stories The policy was announced after an executive accused the newsroom of bias in its Trump administration coverage.

Law360 is requiring all stories pass through an AI "bias indicator" before publication.

The new policy came weeks after an executive from its parent company, LexisNexis, accused the newsroom of liberal bias in its Trump admin coverage. My latest for @niemanlab.org
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...

Law360 mandates reporters use AI “bias” detection on all stories The policy was announced after an executive accused the newsroom of bias in its Trump administration coverage.

Workers at @law360union.bsky.social are being forced to run stories through an AI "bias" checker after a company exec accused reporters of being critical of the Trump admin.

Journalists won’t stay silent while management blunders through half-baked AI experiments:

www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...

Philly’s largest city workers' union is on strike. Here’s what to know AFSCME District Council 33 represents 9,000 employees ranging from sanitation workers to crossing guards. Trash pick-up, pools and 911 calls are among the services impacted.

This is the union's first major strike in nearly 40 years, when a 20-day work stoppage led to trash piling up on city streets. Leaders say the workers can't afford to live in the city they serve. (via ‪@whyy.org)