After 28 months of bargaining and management’s consistent refusal to agree to fair contract language, we have had enough. We are walking out right now on a one-day strike.

“Our members are standing together to demand that management agree to very basic, very standard union protections,” said Jeff Ernsthausen, a senior data reporter and secretary of the ProPublica Guild. “We care deeply about our work, so we call on management to understand the gravity of this walkout and to come to the table ready to take our concerns seriously.”

Where things stand

During more than two years of active bargaining, ProPublica management has:

Refused to agree to standard job security protections and seniority provisions in layoffs.

Rejected any restrictions on replacing jobs with AI.

Denied workers wage increases that keep up with the rising cost of living.

Yesterday, we also filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against the company’s unilateral implementation of an AI policy — that the company declined to negotiate — even though AI is an active topic of bargaining.

How you can get involved

Our picket line starts at 9 a.m. Eastern Time outside the ProPublica offices and online.

Support our fight for a fair contract:

Do not cross the picket line.

Don’t visit ProPublica’s website or click on ProPublica stories on other platforms during the course of our walkout.

Tell ProPublica management that you won’t cross the digital picket line.

Throw a few bucks in our strike fund for workers who can’t afford to miss a day’s pay

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