ProPublica Union Stages First US Newsroom Strike Over AI Protections — 150 Staff Walk Out for 24 Hours
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Roughly 150 ProPublica Guild members staged a 24-hour strike on April 8, the first US newsroom walkout driven by AI contract language. After 2+ years of bargaining since unionizing in 2023, the guild says management refuses restrictions on replacing jobs with AI, layoff seniority protections, and just-cause discipline provisions. ProPublica's response: 'It's too soon to know exactly how AI will affect our work — rather than make promises we can't responsibly keep, we are exploring how these technologies can create more space for investigative reporting.'