News Summary

• The 24-hour work stoppage is the first time employees at the nonprofit have walked off the job.
• The roughly 150 members of the ProPublica Guild are in the midst of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement after unionizing in 2023.
• The union says key issues are still in contention, including protections around the use of AI, “just cause” provisions around disciplining or firing an employee, layoff protections, and wages.
• Some staff see AI as a way to automate tedious tasks, freeing up their time to work on bigger things.