ICYMI: the groundbreaking AI provisions of our first contract — and the actions our members took to enforce them —are featured in this @vanityfair.com story www.vanityfair.com/story/inside...
PEN Guild
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The labor union representing POLITICO and E&E News. Ink-stained wretches of the world, unite!
Months after telling staff that the E&E News brand was not going away, POLITICO is shuttering six publications. A statement from PEN Guild's leadership: This is unacceptable.
NEWS: @politico.com has agreed to shut down 2 AI tools that were in violation of our collective bargaining agreement wbng.org/2026/05/22/p...
VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
The POLITICO and E&E News Guild (PEN Guild) members have earned a resounding final victory in one of the most significant labor-AI disputes in American journalism: following months of negotiations bet...
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🚨🚨🚨🚨 VICTORY! Following months of negotiations between @pen-guild.bsky.social leadership, WBNG, and POLITICO management, the company has agreed to shut down both AI products at the heart of last November’s landmark arbitration ruling! wbng.org/2026/05/22/p...
VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
The POLITICO and E&E News Guild (PEN Guild) members have earned a resounding final victory in one of the most significant labor-AI disputes in American journalism: following months of negotiations bet...
wbng.org
Our @pen-guild.bsky.social union took on our bosses after they launched an AI tool (in violation of our contract) that churned out inaccurate reports. It was a years-long fight, but today we won. A neutral arbitrator ruled in our favor. The tool is shutting down. www.pen-guild.org/news/victory...
Standing in solidarity with these fabulous journalists. Our readers deserve news, not slop!
ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 4mo agoWe’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...
Damn. That is indeed some awesome talent lost to a buyout
Corbin Hiar@corbinhiar.bsky.social · 5mo agoLots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.
Lots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.
PEN Guild@pen-guild.bsky.social · 5mo agoAt least 19 of our @eenews.bsky.social Politico Pro colleagues have decided to take the buyout and leave us this week. It's no small amount. Not everyone was offered a buyout @politico.com 1/4
At least 19 of our @eenews.bsky.social Politico Pro colleagues have decided to take the buyout and leave us this week. It's no small amount. Not everyone was offered a buyout @politico.com 1/4
Unit chairs at @baltsunguild.bsky.social & @pen-guild.bsky.social joined @middayonwypr.bsky.social to talk about their outlets' use of AI. AI can be a tool to support journalists, but news organizations have deployed it in unethical ways without a human behind it. www.wypr.org/show/midday/...
Newswriter unions slam Baltimore Sun's trial use of AI to write high-profile news analyses
Two news guild chairs — Dan Belson of the Baltimore Sun and Ariel Wittenberg of POLITICO/E&E, discuss the Baltimore Sun's trial use of AI to write two recent high-profile news analyses.
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The Post Guild stands with Hannah, and will continue to fight for our members’ safety and independence so that they can continue their critical work. (3/3)
in understanding the impact of the Trump administration’s policies. The extraordinary decision to execute a search warrant at a journalist’s home should shock and dismay everyone who cares about a free and independent press. (2/3)
The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential (1/3)
New! Reporter @bethmccowen.bsky.social attended the AI Town Hall to bring you more on the @newsguild.org "News Not Slop" week of action. the-word.news/2025/1205/ne...
NewsGuild launches campaign to challenge AI-driven content
Unionized journalists across the United States launched a new initiative aimed at confronting the rapid spread of generative artificial intelligence in newsrooms.
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The NewsGuild of New York@nyguild.bsky.social · 8mo agoAlong with our actions today, @newsguild.org is hosting a town hall tonight. It's not too late to sign up! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
/8 ✍️ Support our members fighting for AI protections in the workplace and join 2,000 by signing our petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!
Unionized journalists across North America have come together to sound the alarm: Media companies are implementing artificial intelligence in ways that damage the credibility of the journalism on whic...
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7/ Our members at Inside Higher Ed won protections to make sure journalists are not required to use AI to complete work.
6/ Journalists at the Southern California News Group won protections for human oversight of everything published on their websites.
5/ Our members at the Associated Press won language distinguishing between AI use for assisting in gathering material vs. the production of original work content. @newsmediaguild.bsky.social
4/ Members at The New Republic also won job protections, making sure the magazine can’t lay off employees or reduce their salaries if the organization uses AI. @nyguild.bsky.social
3/ Journalists at the recently unionized Grist Magazine won job protections. @pacnwguild.bsky.social
2/ Our members at Ziff Davis won job and salary protections, the creation of an AI subcommittee and language protecting editorial integrity. @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social
More than 50 contracts across our union include language that directly addresses artificial intelligence. Earlier this week, we released our demands #NewsNotSlop ➡️ www.newsnotslop.org/demands We’re highlighting some of the best contract language enforcing these demands in the workplace here:
Today, unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country are standing shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality and accuracy of our journalism.
Hi 👋 It has been a while since you’ve heard from us, but we’re standing side-by-side with other @nyguild.bsky.social shops to send a clear, simple message: News, not slop. Readers deserve journalism crafted by human hands. Here's how we've been fighting back during collective bargaining 👇
This after Insider laid off 25 % of staff in May. We stand in solidarity with Insider Guild. Readers deserve #newsnotslop written by humans, for humans.
max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 8mo agoIn a note to staff, Business Insider EIC Jamie Heller says the publication is launching a pilot program called Business Insider AI News Desk that will use AI to “help publish quick news stories.” Several stories a day will now be “created by AI and edited by a person.”
There's no excuse for ProPublica's position on this issue. We need a fair contract, with real job security and GAI guardrails, now!
Additionally, management struck out: 1️⃣ Language that would prevent GAI from producing editorial work 2️⃣ A requirement that AI-generated content be clearly labeled and reviewed by human editors
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
Workers can regulate AI with strong contract language. Full stop. Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
Hate AI slop? Worried it’s bad for democracy and public trust? Sign this petition by @newsguild.org that takes a stand against the use of AI in a way that undermines the integrity of journalism actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!
Unionized journalists across North America have come together to sound the alarm: Media companies are implementing artificial intelligence in ways that damage the credibility of the journalism on whic...
actionnetwork.org