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Unionized USA Today Co. workers protest company’s irresponsible use of AI

Unionized USA Today Co. workers took a coordinated lunch break to protest company executives’ irresponsible implementation of artificial intelligence in their newsrooms.

Under the banner of “No Slop in Our Shops,” TNG-CWA-represented workers demanded in part that USA Today Co. incorporate common-sense guardrails into its AI use.

Unionized workers took to social media to describe how the company (formerly Gannett) has assertively promoted AI use at their newspapers, endangering the fragile trust of readers who count on the human journalists to cover their communities.

Gannett journalists win tentative two-year contract deals, avert walkout

Two unions, poised to walk off the job, achieve life-changing agreements that lift wages, provide job security and strengthen local news.

Newsletter: New York Magazine Union Reaches Contract Deal, Averts Walkout

Happy Valentine’s Day! There’s been a lot of news across the Guild. Let’s dive in!

Our members at New York Magazine reached a contract deal with management and averted a walkout. Workers told bosses they were ready to walk if management didn’t agree to a successor contract. The new tentative agreement includes wage increases and strong protections on artificial intelligence:

New York Magazine editorial staff to bosses: We are ready to walk

Unionized workers sign on to pledge to walk off the job unless management agrees to a fair contract. Such a work stoppage would be a first for the magazine.

NEW YORK – The unionized workers of New York Magazine, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, have informed management that they are prepared to walk off the job unless they get a fair contract, including strong AI protections.