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VTDigger Guild

@vtdiggerguild.bsky.social

Representing journalists at VTDigger, a non-profit newsroom covering Vermont. Proud part of The NewsGuild-CWA.

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VTDigger Guild @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re thrilled to share that the VTDigger Guild has reached a deal with our management on an updated contract. The agreement we’ve built together will make VTDigger a better place to work—and only strengthen the journalism our members produce every day and that our readers across the state rely on.

VTDigger Guild @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Tell VTDigger Management: Work with journalists on AI, not without us. Petition : actionnetwork.org/letters/1f19...

Tell VTDigger Management: Work with journalists on AI, not without us

We, the journalists of VTDigger, have been at the bargaining table for a year — and are close to securing a more equitable and transparent contract. But a critical sticking point remains: artificial i...

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VTDigger Guild @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social · 11mo ago

VTDIGGER GUILD LUNCH OUT actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...

ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 12mo ago

We took a collective lunch break today to protest @propublica.org management’s continued use of a flawed performance management system. Just this morning, a member of our Bargaining Committee was fired as a result of this system. Read more: www.propublicaguild.org/updates/we-d...

We Demand a Pro Worker ProPublica — ProPublica Guild

We took a collective lunch break Tuesday to protest ProPublica management’s continued use of a flawed performance management system — including denying steward representation in disciplinary meeti...

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VTDigger Guild @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social · last yr.

If you're passionate about our journalism, tell VTDigger's leadership! actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...

VTDigger Guild @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social · last yr.

June is here—and we're heading back to the bargaining table today! We'll be countering an economics proposal that management passed last month which many of our members called insulting. And we'll be following up with some heat in the coming days. So watch this space!!

ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · last yr.

Today, we issued a letter — signed by 70% of our unit — to @sengelberg.bsky.social and @robinsparkman.bsky.social asking them to uphold ProPublica’s values of fairness, transparency and accountability at the bargaining table.

Dear Steve and Robin,
Since we unionized in 2023, we have worked hard to reach a contract that honors ProPublica's
mission. In order to fulfill that vision, our values of fairness, transparency and accountability
must apply not only to our reporting but also to our workplace.
Our proposals have sought basic contractual rights that align with those values and exist at
many other unionized newsrooms.
Instead of working with us to codify those rights, you have struck through many of our
proposals, called for broad carve outs and delayed discussion of key provisions such as
protections against layoffs and overwork. Those tactics are not in line with the ProPublica you
say you want to build.
In recent months:
● You have refused to allow stewards in performance meetings that could lead to
discipline.
● You have resisted attempts to reform our disciplinary system, rejecting a standard
approach to just cause and measures to improve transparency and clarity.
● You rejected our proposal that would ensure our jobs will not be replaced by artificial
intelligence.
What we are seeking is simple: ProPublica management must uphold its values in its own
workplace. We expect that your proposals going forward will reflect these shared values.
Sincerely,
ProPublica Guild

VTDigger Guild @vtdiggerguild.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy International Workers' Day! This May Day, the VTDigger Guild is relaunching our socials in solidarity with our journalism industry colleagues and the wider labor movement. Keep up the fight.