AP News Guild
@APNewsGuild
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We're the union representing journalists, technicians and other professionals at the @AP. One part of the @NewsMediaGuild. #WeAreAP
Joined May 2023
After more than 19 months of bargaining, the @APNewsGuild has reached an agreement with @AP on a three-year deal.
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Yesterday we escalated our push for a #fairAPcontract that keeps us strong. Hundreds of members took a short break to remind the company of our value. We know what we’re worth — and it’s more than a 2% raise.
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Our @AP current salary minimum is $47,889. The company proposes *raising* it to $53,990. Yet . - @DallasNewsGuild's salary floor: $55K.- @NYTimesGuild: $65K.- @SFCGuild: $73K. Once again, you can't spell #cheAP without AP. But this takes it too far. #DoBetterAP.
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Thank you to our Guild! . @AP is withdrawing its proposal to eliminate overtime pay for employees assigned to international sporting events — like the OLYMPICS — because they heard your objections to the proposal. #UnionStrong.
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.@AP gave us their wage proposal yesterday, and it's downright insulting. Amid record inflation + an economy teetering on the edge of a recession, the company offered us 2% raises. And then tried to sell it as a great deal. There's #cheAP, and then there's this. #DoBetterAP.
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AP News Guild started bargaining with @AP management a year ago. We still don't have a contract. We are seeking higher pay, more parental leave + vacation benefits, stronger reproductive policies & more. We deserve better. #APNewsGuild #WeAreAP #fairAPcontract #UnionStrong
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.@AP is posting new positions that have salary ranges from $80-110K to work in any U.S. bureau. Great! We want our new hires to be paid equitably . yet our own salaries are nowhere near those numbers. We demand a #fairAPcontract with meaningful raises to match these postings.
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.@AP has formally denied our request to see a copy of the company's deal with @OpenAI, & did not seek the Guild's input before issuing these standards for use of AI in newsrooms. We seek transparency in our reporting — why won't mgmt adhere to those basic journalism principles?.
Some journalists have expressed worry that artificial intelligence could eventually replace jobs done by humans and is a matter of keen interest, for example, in contract talks between @AP and its union, @NewsMediaGuild @APNewsGuild.
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Contract talks between @AP and @APNewsGuild.have paused. The company refuses to raise an insulting 2% wage offer to anything over an equally insulting 2.5%. We can't accept that. An overwhelming majority of union-covered AP journalists have signed petitions demanding fair wages.
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Happy Festivus! Gather round and hear how AP has disappointed us with an awful wage offer. #fairAPcontract
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We at AP News Guild stand with the hundreds of staffers at Gannett newspapers who will be walking out on the day of Gannett's annual meeting, protesting job cuts and calling for better leadership.
That is why we are walking out for 48 hours on Monday along with our Gannett union colleagues from across the country, and asking shareholders to vote NO on keeping Mike Reed as CEO. #GannettGreed
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Our folks in Washington took a well-deserved break as we fight for a fair contract. They joined members across the U.S. today in a collective action. It's a short pause compared to the nearly 18 months that we've been bargaining with AP. We keep the wire running. #UnionStrong
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Hello, world! We're The AP News Guild — the union representing journalists, technicians and other professionals at The Associated Press @AP. One part of the @NewsMediaGuild. Join us here as we fight for a #fairAPcontract. ✊ #APNewsGuild #WeAreAP #UnionStrong
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New York City never sleeps, but our bureau sure knows how to take a break. Today, members across the U.S. sent a strong message as we fight for a fair contract: #WeAreAP and we keep the wire running.
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Together, we are fighting for fair. Together, we are fighting for better. Together, #WeAreAP.
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It’s been nearly 18 months since we started bargaining with AP for a fair contract. Right now, our members are taking a short break to show solidarity in our shared power. Our work makes the wire run. #UnionStrong.
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After 25 years with @AP, our journalists get a signed thank you letter and a round of applause on Zoom. What we’d really like is the $625 in monthly buying power our top-scale journalists lost to inflation since renewing our last contract.
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Our last contract was ratified in 2019. Since then, the national median sales price to buy a home has skyrocketed 45%. It hit $406,700 this July. We're not asking for 45% raises (though we wouldn't say no!). We're just asking for a #fairAPcontract. And @AP's 2% offer isn't that.
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Congrats to our @AP colleagues for their @PulitzerPrizes wins for incredible coverage of the war in Ukraine. We are proud to be part of a journalism organization that shines a light on such atrocities. #WeAreAP.
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With its 2% proposal, @AP is suggesting to raise workers' median wages by $139/ month -- even though the average family is spending ~ $700 more a month on necessities. Their offer doesn't even come close to covering economic realities. Read the wire, AP. We've written about this.
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TFW @taylorswift13 shouts out @apnewsguild member / photographer @chrispizzello and his ~ amazing photo ~ on the grid. #WeAreAP
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Our members in expensive cities like New York, Washington, Los Angeles & San Francisco get an economic differential. We want @AP to add Seattle, Miami, Sacramento & Portland, Oregon. Our members there cover the high cost of living -- but can barely afford to live there.
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Currently, our @AP median base salary is an embarrassing $83,644. We compete with other national outlets for stories but not salary. We deserve better. - @NYTimesGuild, median for reporters/correspondents: $160K.- @PostGuild, median salary newsroom employees: $110K.Pay up, AP.
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|￣￣￣￣￣￣ |.| FAIR AP |.| CONTRACT |.| ＿＿＿＿＿__|.(\__/) ||.(•ㅅ•) ||./ づ.We have been negotiating with @AP for more than a year. All we want is a #fairAPcontract.
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AP News Guild is spread across the country, from Hawaii where members are reporting on the aftermath of wildfires, to Florida where they are preparing to cover a hurricane. Despite the distance, we're united in our fight for a #fairAPcontract
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We are mourning the loss of former @AP writer Joan Lowy. Joan was a proud Guild member -- we've been looking at old pictures of her wearing red + posing with Washington staff to oppose the AP contract offer of the moment. We'll take it from here, Joan.
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You can't spell #cheAP without @AP! . Our rank-and-file are demanding fair pay for all we do. Will Executive Editor @JuliePace and CEO Daisy Veerasingham publicly release their compensation packages and take pay cuts? #AskAP.
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Today, we're reminding @AP's top managers that staff are eager to focus on the important news of 2024 with a contract that gives us fair pay. But their current proposal doesn’t – not even close. Here's what the Guild members have to say to AP leadership 👇
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We didn't get into journalism to become millionaires. But we did get into this industry to right wrongs + speak truth to power. @AP claims to set the journalism gold standard. So why don't we have a #fairAPcontract? Our members the company’s 2% proposal 👎👎.
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Our Guild members work hard to deliver the news every day. So today, as part of a collective action, they’re taking a short break. #WeAreAP and we are #UnionStrong
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Year 1: Done. But still no #fairAPcontract. We are seeking higher pay, more parental leave + vacation benefits, stronger reproductive health care policies & more. We've been negotiating with @AP for 365 days — we deserve better. #WeAreAP.
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We're stronger through solidarity! At our biggest bureaus across the U.S. today, our Guild members are coming together for T-shirt Tuesday group photos. Check out our guild members showing their support in Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta and San Francisco!
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We're reporters, photographers, videographers, editors, social media strategists, graphic artists, audio producers + more. We keep the wire running. We deserve a #fairAPcontract because #WeAreAP.
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Happy #LaborDay2023 to all the journalists fighting for a better industry. Healthier newsrooms make for healthier communities. Let this holiday strengthen our resolve to bolster protections for all members of the news media! #WeAreAP
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We're red + ready for a #fairAPcontract. Our bargainers just presented our wage proposal to @AP's representatives. Our members watched in support.
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🗣️We're not just asking for a fair deal; we're demanding it. Our members are the backbone of this company, and it's time to recognize our worth. 💼✊ #fairAPcontract
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We feel you, Charlie Brown. @AP is also handing out rocks this Halloween. The company claims that wage stagnation is not a problem. But when adjusted for inflation, its contract proposal leaves most of us making thousands less than we made in 2019. #WageWednesday
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.@AP executives refused to disclose their compensation during a company-wide town hall, or commit to taking a pay cut even as the company wants staff to swallow huge decreases in pay due to inflation. We're disappointed, but not surprised. Just another example of #cheAP.
You can't spell #cheAP without @AP! . Our rank-and-file are demanding fair pay for all we do. Will Executive Editor @JuliePace and CEO Daisy Veerasingham publicly release their compensation packages and take pay cuts? #AskAP.
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We at AP News Guild support the #GannettWalkout as hundreds of journalists across the country go on strike this week to protest #GannettGreed. Remember: Don't click it while they picket! #UnionStrong.
@Gannett guilds across the U.S. are on strike today! . Remember, clicking links to read stories = crossing the picket line. While our strike is tomorrow, if you want to go two days without clicking those links in solidarity, we won’t mind. 📝✊ . #GannettWalkout #GannettStrike.
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AP News Guild stands in solidarity with other unions that represent journalists worldwide. 👋 to @NYTimesGuild @PostGuild @ReutersGuild @WeMakeNPR @IAPE1096 @latguild @newsguild @nyguild @DallasNewsGuild @nbcnewsguild + more!.
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It's picture day for the Guild! We're taking group photos in some of @AP's biggest bureaus for this week's T-shirt Tuesday.
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Happy Wage Wednesday! The @AP won’t tell us or you how much our bosses, veterans @JuliePace and Daisy Veerasingham, make - but we bet it’s competitive. Employee wages need to be competitive too to keep AP strong. $75K top scale is anything but. #fairAPcontract.
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Our workers might be spread across 50 states, but that doesn't we can't show our solidarity. 18 months into negotiations, and we're still fighting for a #fairAPcontract!
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And we at AP News Guild stand with you and @latguild, too! #UnionStrong.
Unity is strength! We are together with @latguild asking the executive editor of LA Times to protect our staff.
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Our San Francisco bureau is repping the red for @APNewsGuild! .@janiehar @godovasquez @BarbaraOrtutay @david_hamilton @TimReiterman @rjakejacobsensf Jeff Chiu and Haven Daley.
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Our journalists are experts in our beats and in breaking news. More than 50% of us have 20+ years of experience. But we can't keep @AP competitive if our top scale caps out at $75K. #DoBetterAP.
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📸 Smile . and say #fairAPcontract!.Our biggest @AP bureaus are taking group pictures today for T-shirt Tuesday.
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It's a #HotLaborSummer and we are 👏here 👏for👏it!. Our members are painting the town red today for our weekly T-shirt Tuesdays. Show us your shirts!. @travisloller
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About 1 in 6 journalists in the U.S. are in unions. And many more want to join! . @APNewsGuild protects its members, bargains for better contracts + is just one reason why #WeAreAP
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We had hoped @AP would relent on a wage offer that locks in years of historic inflation for staffers at a company already paying some of the lowest salaries in its class. @APNewsGuild members are speaking out for salaries that keep AP strong and competitive.
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Happy Wage Wednesday! Our Guild members have experienced . - Years, if not decades, of wage stagnation.- Repeated merit raise denials.- "Promotions" with extra work but no extra pay. We're fighting for a #fairAPcontract.
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We’ve been negotiating a #fairAPcontract for over 15 months and we’re not letting up! Read more about our fight on #LaborDay2023 in this recent @studyhallxyz Q&A:.
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The @AP wants to end significant raises after just three years. Our Guild proposal would raise pay after 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years, beginning to make up for years of declines as inflation soared past our salaries. #fairAPcontract.
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Information about our top executives’ salaries has proven as elusive as Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin. They’ve refused to disclose their pay at town halls, yet somehow think we should accept paltry 2% wage increases. Nope!. (pumpkin by @mkwildeman)
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Some of the best reporting at the @AP is done by people on grants who don’t have job security. That instability must change.
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It’s Wage Wednesday. Lesson No. 1: You can’t spell “cheap” without AP. Our pay remains largely stagnant after six years of industry experience. Simply put, we cannot afford to work for The Associated Press at these salaries any longer. #cheAP.
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It’s good to be Guild! We’re celebrating the victories of our friends at @NYTimesGuild and @DallasNewsGuild. Both have new agreements with management after extensive bargaining. We’re bringing their energy to our negotiating table for a #fairAPcontract.
After more than two years of negotiations, we can finally say it: @NYTimesGuild and @nytimes have reached a tentative agreement on a groundbreaking new collective bargaining agreement.
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This multi-platform @AP reporting on activists leading the push for transgender senior care was largely produced by these AP News Guild members:. 📹 @lbargfeld, @DanielKozin .📸 @LynneSladky.🖥️ @mckinnon_dek, @sophia_tulp, @elise_ryan1.✏️ @ademillo.
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NEW: Behind @APNewsGuild's mobilization, our negotiators won improvements around time off. These victories are subject to an agreement on the whole contract — like the significant wage increases we continue to seek. Check out some of the highlights in the following thread:.
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This Halloween, a purple friend from Sesame Street is helping us make the case for a #fairAPcontract. The Count says: "The number of the day is TWO!" — like the company's 2% wage increases that fall far below cost-of-living adjustments. The Count knows that math doesn’t add up.
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We at AP News Guild send our congrats to @SFCGuild on their new contract! #UnionStrong. This is a good reminder on #WageWednesday that @AP's minimum salary is $46K - that's too low. #DoBetterAP.
Some highlights from the agreement include:. - Minimum salary of $73k, believed to be the highest minimum of any major unionized newsroom in the U.S. - Guaranteed minimum 2% raise each year. - Increased time off, expansion of paid parental leave to 8 weeks for CA-based employees.
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It’s fall 🍂🍂✨✨That means it’s time for ☕️ 🎃 pumpkin spice ☕️ 🎃 and ☺️☺️ everything nice ☺️☺️. like extended parental leave, wage increases and AI transparency!.
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The @APStylebook sets the standard on copy for much of the journalism industry. @AP should similarly set the standard on pay and benefits. #LaborDay2023.
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AP is planning its 25-year club party for Thursday to celebrate our colleagues who've worked here a quarter of a century. @AP claims to celebrate long service but it’s our longtime members who are hurt the most under their proposal. It’s time for management to invest in them.
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Our bargainers will present the Guild's wage proposal to @AP today. Last week, the company offered an insulting 2% raise. Our offer for a #fairAPcontract takes into account years of wage stagnation, record inflation + the current economy. We deserve better. #WeAreAP.
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It's not sweater weather yet . 🍂.We're wearing red @APNewsGuild T-shirts today as we fight for a #fairAPcontract
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This @AP all-formats piece about the @sagaftra.strike and its impact on unions beyond Hollywood was coincidentally 100% produced by @APNewsGuild members. ✏️@krystafauria @andyjamesdalton.📸@chrispizzello.📹Jeff Turner.
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We were insulted by @AP's first offer — a 2% raise over 3 years. We have a new offer, and we're no less frustrated: it includes at most a 2.5% raise and a $2,000 check. We can't be bought with a bonus. We demand a fair wage. More than 200 of us told our managers this today.
Today, we're reminding @AP's top managers that staff are eager to focus on the important news of 2024 with a contract that gives us fair pay. But their current proposal doesn’t – not even close. Here's what the Guild members have to say to AP leadership 👇
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Sending encouragement and appreciation to @APNewsGuild negotiators as contract talks resume today. Sticking to your 2% raise offer only hurts the company and distracts from the work, AP.
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Hey AP Guild members, we've got your back — and you've got us on yours. Thanks to all who participated in our first T-shirt Tuesday. Together, we are #UnionStrong
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Congrats to our new sisters and brothers in our union, the @NewsMediaGuild. What a great tribute to your solidarity.
The OUP USA Guild is proud to announce that it has signed our first contract with @OxUniPress! This is a landmark day in the 500 year history of the Press and for the labor movement. Read along for a list of some of our wins! (1/x)
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@AP cited the testimonies of sports writers @TeresaMWalker and @jgolen as particularly moving. We are incredibly thankful for their expertise and that they — and other AP journalists who sacrifice their daily lives to deliver coverage for 16-18 hours daily — will be paid OT.
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WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER ᕙ( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)ᕗ. Thank you to everyone who participated in our weekly T-Shirt Tuesday. #UnionStrong.
The @AP Los Angeles bureau puts up with all my @APNewsGuild requests — they deserve a raise just for that! But in all seriousness, we all need a #fairAPcontract. #WeAreAP
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There’s lots of red flying around @AP bureaus today. No, it’s not ink from the pens of editors cleaning up copy. It's members showing solidarity on T-shirt Tuesday!
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It’s been one week since we launched this @APNewsGuild account. In those 7 days, our members have taken thousands of photographs, taped scores of videos and written dozens of stories. We keep the wire running because #WeAreAP.
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👀@NYTimesGuild negotiated an immediate raise of up to 12.5% (covering 2021-23) for their members. We're thrilled for them! Meanwhile, our @AP raises were ~ 4% ~ last year. Do better, AP.
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As members of @APNewsGuild, we're supporting our @PostGuild colleagues in their 24-hour walkout at the Washington Post today. Journalists deserve fair pay and a fair contract.
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The median asking rent for the top 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas has swelled nearly 25% over the past four years. But @AP's only offering us 2% wage increases. We report on these rent increases, yet struggle to pay our own. #DoBetterAP #WageWednesday.
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Merit raises: a trick or a treat? The process is pretty secretive. Out of about 700 union-covered staffers, only 63 people were awarded merit pay last year. #WageWednesday
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Lots of us joke that we majored in journalism in college so we wouldn't have to do math. Turns out, we do a lot of math in our jobs! More than enough to know that @AP's wage proposal of 2% doesn't add up in this economy. We'll let you borrow our calculators, AP. Try again. 🧮.
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Some journalists have expressed worry that artificial intelligence could eventually replace jobs done by humans and is a matter of keen interest, for example, in contract talks between @AP and its union, @NewsMediaGuild @APNewsGuild.
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.@AP wants to eliminate the pay differential for night and weekend shifts. And cut all paid parking at our remaining bureaus. And eliminate OT for major international sports assignments. Pull the other one, AP. And then pay up. #fairAPcontract #cheAP.
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Here's the problem with pay @AP: Our salary stays essentially flat for 15 years, from our sixth year of industry experience to — at least — our 22nd year in journalism. Working here is an honor, but should employees have to ask themselves if they can afford to do it? #DoBetterAP.
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We're still stuffed from our Thanksgiving leftovers, but the @AP's offer — just a 2% raise — has us feeling anything but satisfied.
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Lots of the @AP’s great reporting is possible because of grants, but that doesn’t mean the AP should be able to treat grant-funded employees worse.
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It’s T-shirt Tuesday! Our red shirts are arriving in bureaus across the U.S. If yours is still in the mail, wear a red shirt in solidarity!. Wear it with pride because #WeAreAP
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To the 700+ people we represent @APNewsGuild: Help us to help you. Start by:.1. Putting your red T-shirts over your office chairs. 2. Tweeting about our fight for a fair contract. 3. Changing your Slack avatars and Zoom backgrounds. #WeAreAP
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.@AP is closing bureaus across the globe to cut costs. We've lost newsrooms in the U.S. and our members are forced to work from their kitchen tables + bedrooms. Many of our homes have low-speed internet or no space for a desk. #cheAP won't even pay for our WiFi. #DoBetterAP.
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Happy T-shirt Tuesday! Much of the @AP wire is union-made. But the pay scale for the people producing your news tops out at 6 years. AP wants to cut it even more! Follow our push for a #fairAPcontract. #WeAreAP.
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