My good friends at the Chicago Reader (cc: @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social) are being offered contract proposals that would strip away long-held benefits. Having just won the dang paper a *dang award,* I sent a letter to management. Join me in showing solidarity! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract

We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...

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More than 500 people have sent letters in support of @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social. Can we double that by the end of the weekend? It takes less than a minute to send a letter to management on our behalf.

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

y’all have helped us send more than 500 emails to our bosses demanding they offer us what we’re worth 🥹 can we get to 600 this weekend?

Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract

We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...

actionnetwork.org

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

As the centerfold of @chicagoreader.com's Sex Issue, I want you to know about the @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social negotiations the staff are in, and how you can support fair working conditions at one of our city's most vital cultural institutions. Sign the letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract

We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...

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Thank you to everyone who's sent a letter or shared our post! We're blown away by the outpouring of support. 🐀 We're less than 40 letters away from sending 500 to management. Can you help us get there by the end of the day?

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Last year, the Reader Union helped the paper survive a crisis that nearly shut us down, taking paycuts, furloughs, and working long hours and outside gigs. Now, management is proposing a contract that would cut longstanding benefits and pay us less than workers at its other papers.

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Proud to be an alt-weekly baby. These jobs put food on the table for me as a kid, but without a dedicated staff given the time and resources to do their job, they are worth absolutely nothing. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

sent a letter! The Reader is invaluable because of its workers

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Signed

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The Reader union is in the middle of contract negotiations, and we could use your support.

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

I took a furlough for this paper when I was 6 months pregnant. The story I pushed out before I pushed out my kid recently took 1st place for long form features in the 2026 AAN Awards. Still, Noisy Creek wants to pay me (& my Reader comrades) less than our peers at the other outlets they own. 🤔

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

3/ Noisy Creek management refuses to pay us what we're worth. They want us to give up sick time, work longer hours, and mandate we work in an office in exchange for meager raises that would leave us making less per hour.

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

ps: share to show ur support <3<3

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · last mo.

6.24.26 union rat's log this morning, the reader union returns to the table with noisy creek management. noisy creek's recent counterproposals suggest many policies & benefits worse than our current contract. but we know our worth, & we won't accept unnecessary concessions. ttyl, union rat <3

6.24.26 union rat's log this morning, the reader union returns to the table with noisy creek management. noisy creek's recent counterproposals suggest many policies & benefits worse than our current contract. but we know our worth, & we won't accept unnecessary concessions. ttyl, union rat <3

It's raining so hard today that the MWRD has issued an Overflow Action Alert! Please conserve water usage to reduce water in sewers! Also! Follow @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social, & read the rat log below to catch up on what we sacrificed last year to keep the Reader alive. It's new contract time 😎

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

last year was tumultuous, to say the least, but the work of my union made me proud to be a union rat. thank you everyone for reading my rat log. pls reshare so others can follow along and learn how to support my comrades and i if/when we need it. more soon! yr friend, union rat

The Reader’s union is in the middle of negotiating a new contract with our new owners, updates will be shared on the union account

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

last year was tumultuous, to say the least, but the work of my union made me proud to be a union rat. thank you everyone for reading my rat log. pls reshare so others can follow along and learn how to support my comrades and i if/when we need it. more soon! yr friend, union rat

last year was tumultuous, to say the least, but the work of my union made me proud to be a union rat. thank you everyone for reading my rat log. pls reshare so others can follow along and learn how to support my comrades and i if/when we need it. more soon! yr friend, union rat

ProPublica workers are fighting for a contract that includes “just cause” job security, a fair & transparent disciplinary process, union steward representation, & guardrails around AI use. To all this, management has said NO. Support our journo siblings on strike today! See how below: 👇

ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 4mo ago

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

4/ To learn more about our fight and how to support us, visit our website: www.propublicaguild.org

ProPublica Guild

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3/ Management has put itself on the wrong side of this issue. Recently, we joined 17 unions representing nonprofit newsrooms and their contributors to call for a set of common-sense guardrails around AI in journalism: cnnu.org

2/ They have refused contract language that would shield workers from AI-related layoffs, provide us meaningful input on AI usage and mandate that any future AI-generated content be clearly labeled.

1/ After 28 months of bargaining our first contract, @propublica.org management continues to take unacceptable positions on the issue of artificial intelligence.

We, the staff at @thetriibe.com are unionizing. Please support us in our efforts and sign our petition. actionnetwork.org/letters/were...

onetriibeunited.bsky.social@onetriibeunited.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We’re forming a union to build a more sustainable and equitable newsroom that serves Chicago’s Black communities. ✨ You can support us by: Linktree Reading our mission statement ✅ Signing our petition ✅ Following us here and on Bluesky (@onetriibeunited) for updates ✅ Thanks for your support!

We’re forming a union to build a more sustainable and equitable newsroom that serves Chicago’s Black communities. ✨ You can support us by: Linktree Reading our mission statement ✅ Signing our petition ✅ Following us here and on Bluesky (@onetriibeunited) for updates ✅ Thanks for your support!

ICYMI: We took to the sidewalks (and screens) across the country recently to practice picketing. We’re ready to fight for a fair contract and remind management that WE are ProPublica. Join us in our fight. Donate to our strike fund, and read our latest here: www.propublicaguild.org/updates/prac...

It's gonna be a hot union spring. Workers at The TRiiBE are organizing!!! Sign their letter demanding TRiiBE management recognize their union 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/were...

We’re One Triibe United, help us get recognized!

The TRiiBE has grown so much since its founding in 2017, thanks to the Black and abolitionist press that paved the way for us. We are a trusted news source on both the local and national levels. This ...

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that’s right

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Good morning freaks & geeks! The Chicago Reader Union starts bargaining for our new contract today 🐀 🔥 Our members are united, dedicated, & strong. Follow along here & on Instagram (@chicagoreader.union) to learn how you can support us in the weeks to come.

let's gooooooooooo. excited to get into it in good faith with our new owners, Noisy Creek

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Good morning freaks & geeks! The Chicago Reader Union starts bargaining for our new contract today 🐀 🔥 Our members are united, dedicated, & strong. Follow along here & on Instagram (@chicagoreader.union) to learn how you can support us in the weeks to come.

Good morning freaks & geeks! The Chicago Reader Union starts bargaining for our new contract today 🐀 🔥 Our members are united, dedicated, & strong. Follow along here & on Instagram (@chicagoreader.union) to learn how you can support us in the weeks to come.