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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 14h

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 16h

Today we delivered to senior management in NY a petition signed by 1,300 ProPublica readers, donors and supporters, as well as fellow journalists at peer newsrooms and former ProPublicans. It’s clear that we have wide support for a fair contract NOW.

ProPublica Guild Secretary Jeff Ernsthausen presents CEO Robin Sparkman with our petition signatures.

ProPublica Guild members gather in CEO Robin Sparkman’s office delivering petition signatures.

ProPublica Guild members gather in the hallway outside CEO Robin Sparkman’s office, delivering petition signatures.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 1d

5e one-shot?? We'll bring our best bard 🎻

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 1d

Starting tomorrow we’re doing some strike fund fundraising! Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...

Join us on Twitch!
We will be streaming games, crafts, and more to raise money for our strike fund! We will also stream our daily public pickets!
10/15 1:30 -2:30 pm ET Jackbox Games
10/16 1 - 2 pm ET The Stanley Parable
10/20 Time TBA, D&D 5e One-shot
10/23 7 - 9 pm ET, TTRPG w/ Stillfleet Studios

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 1d

Starting tomorrow we’re doing some strike fund fundraising! Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...

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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 8d

Kickstarter workers, organized with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social, are on strike to maintain a four-day workweek and win living wages for all. #UnionStrong

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 12d

New York City! Come to our strike rally at noon on Tuesday October 7th in front of Union Square Ventures. We'll have some speakers from our unit as well as @phara4assembly.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and @nytguildtech.bsky.social

More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally

Kickstarter United NYC Strike Rally
Our union has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32-hour work week, livable wage for all workers. Join us!
Tuesday, October 7th @ 12 pm
RSVP: https://bit.ly/KSRUrally
Location: Union Square Ventures, 817 Broadway, New York, NY, 10003

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 13d

You are not standing alone! ✊ Fight for what you deserve!

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 13d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 14d

STATEMENT: The NewsGuild of New York condemns the violent attack by ICE agents against three journalists covering immigration proceedings in Manhattan and demands that immigration courts take immediate action to prevent similar attacks from happening in the future.

www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...

STATEMENT: NYGuild Executive Committee Condemns ICE Agent Attacks on Journalists

The bedrock of democracy is a free press, which includes the right of reporters to ask questions of and report on the government, including law enforcement …

www.nyguild.org

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21d

“The Bureau of Immigration Appeals' decision to issue a final removal order against journalist Mario Guevara after more than 100 days of detention is a miscarriage of justice.” — Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ's U.S., Canada and Caribbean Program Coordinator

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CWA @cwaunion.bsky.social · 21d

Our union stands united with workers that do the real work of facilitating the great American marketplace of ideas. We stand for the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, and the freedom of every worker who chooses to speak truth to power.
cwa-union.org/news/release...

NABET-CWA Statement on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Nexstar and Sinclair

The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians–Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA) released the following statement in response to Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast...

cwa-union.org

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21d

Nexstar and Sinclair should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to cave to Brendan Carr's unconstitutional extortion tactics.

If your corporate interests don't allow you to stand up for the First Amendment, get out of the news business.

Quote card from FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 28d

ever since microsoft's layoffs in early july, the two zenimax unions have been fighting for impacted employees following the cancellation of the elder scrolls online studio's unannounced mmo. they've won laid-off workers more time (aka more pay), better severance, recall rights, and saved some jobs

"We were able to extend out [laid-off workers] impacted period, because their timers didn't even start until we signed the memorandum of understanding [about the layoffs],” Alyssa Gobelle, senior motion graphics artist and Zenimax Online Studios union bargaining committee member, told Aftermath. “Even their 60 days of continued employment and pending termination notices didn't happen until that ink was signed. So instead of starting July 2, that started mid-August, so that essentially bought them a lot more weeks of pay and healthcare security while we figured this out. That's sort of a soft win in a way, because obviously [it's] not in the contract, but it was an impact of us being able to bargain. We were able to buy them more time."

As a result, ZOS union members who lost their jobs in July technically remain employed until October. The ZOS union also squeezed an additional four weeks minimum severance out of Microsoft, bringing the total up to eight weeks across the board. On top of all that, the union also secured 18 months of recall rights for everyone on the canceled Zenimax MMO that lost their jobs, meaning that if there’s a relevant job opening at Zenimax Online Studios, there’s now a chance that workers who’ve been let go will get their old jobs back – as opposed to the company throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Sep 6

Cheers and solidarity from our members and our @nyguild.bsky.social rep at the NYC Labor Day parade!

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Sep 5

So honored to show up for the Kickstarter community - they're out here fighting for our entire industry, setting norms that would give us all a chance at a better work environment. Join in the rally, starting at 5!

Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · Sep 4

The workers at @kickstarterunited.org, one of the tech industry’s first unions, are in a tough contract fight, and they’re holding a virtual rally TOMORROW.

Show up if you can! If they win a strong contract with AI protections and a 32-hour work week, that only helps the rest of us 💖

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · Sep 3

Please join Kickstarter United, the union of workers at Kickstarter, and part of OPEIU 153. We will be holding a virtual rally 09/05 at 2pm PT/5pm ET. You can register for the Zoom meeting at this link: bit.ly/ksru-rally

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy Labor Day to everyone out there organizing with us. The hours, pay, leave and job protections we have today are a rich history of our solidarity and the past fights we've won. We're still fighting ✊💪

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Aug 23

We’ll give you a hint on today’s Wordle, brought to you every day by the @nytguildtech.bsky.social:

Greedy corporate CEOs hate these because they give workers the power to fight for their fair share of the profits THEY create.

_ _ _ _ _ strong! ✊

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

So far, we have lost 12 hours of PTO this month and we will lose 71 hours over the duration of our contract. No announcement was made, no message sent out, and when asked, management simply ignored us. So we brought the issue to their inboxes. Every minute.

To NYT Leadership: Look, I don't like getting these emails either... But it's minute 77 of summer Friday

To NYT Leadership: [nytimes/work-life-balance] Removing summer Fridays (PR #8152)

To NYT Leadership: 100 minutes I could have been with my family

To NYT Leadership: 4:04 pm. Summer Fridays not found.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

Management has been quietly clawing back our time off, first by cancelling a few “global days off” they gave us during the pandemic and now by ending a years-long practice of giving us a 2 p.m. release on August Fridays.

To NYT Leadership: it's 2:13. Do you know where my Summer Friday is?

To NYT Leadership: it's 2:26 and my eyes are tired. Wish I had a summer Friday.

To NYT Leadership: It's Friday, Friday, no more getting down on Fridays

To NYT Leadership: it's 3:02 pm. Got that summertime sadness

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

I WISH we could claim this, but alas

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Condé Union @condeunion.bsky.social · Aug 13

UNACCEPTABLE: Our members are flooding Slack, demanding answers after we were notified by Condé Nast management that they AGAIN want to lay off union members.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 13

The fight for a better workplace can seem overwhelming and the gains can seem small, but we’re here to celebrate the day-to-day improvements our contracts provide. Anyone else have a win recently?

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 13

We fought for clear and achievable PIP (performance improvement plan) language, and for the first time, we are seeing members successfully complete PIPs and return to good standing, instead of being trapped on a path to termination.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 13

We fought to ensure laid-off members have a fast track to be rehired - so far three of our laid-off members have been rehired to other roles in the company.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 13

We fought for mandatory salary floors, so when management posted job openings that didn’t meet those minimums, we were able to quickly correct them, ensuring new hires are paid fairly for their work.

We fought for on-call pay, and our first members are seeing extra compensation in their paychecks.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎉CONTRACT WINS 💪We’ve been under contract for 8 months now, and we’re seeing what all our hard work has accomplished:

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · Aug 13

Paying it forward to others in the fight with us just makes sense - proud to stand with @pghguild.com

Bob Batz Jr. @bobbatzjr.bsky.social · Aug 10

In which the @pghguild.com ❤️ the @nytguildtech.bsky.social: www.unionprogress.com/2025/08/10/r...

'Remarkable and unprecedented': Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh thanks NYT tech workers for 'substantial' donation - Pittsburgh Union Progress

The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh on Saturday honored New York Times tech workers for their substantial and crucial contribution late last year to the Pittsburgh striker fund. At the 2025 NewsGuild S...

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