@society4science.bsky.social CEO @mayaajmera.bsky.social is speaking at #concordia25 about "collaboration" and "well-being" in the future workplace. Meanwhile, @sn-media-guild.bsky.social workers have spent 516 days at the bargaining table with little to show for it. Yikes. 😬

𝟱𝟭𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀,👏Five👏hundred👏thirteen👏days👏, 𝟝𝟙𝟛 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤. No matter how you write it out, that’s a ridiculously long time. Workers at @sciencenews.bsky.social and @snexplores.bsky.social deserve a fair and timely contract. @society4science.bsky.social and @mayaajmera.bsky.social this is not it. ✊

I'm attending this @sn-media-guild.bsky.social picket virtually and I can hear all kinds of honking!

My @sn-media-guild.bsky.social colleagues are out picketing again today and I'm sending virtual support from afar! More than 500 days of negotiations is far too long.

500+ days is WAY too long to be waiting on a fair contract. Workers continue to lose money. Be sure to sign SNMG's petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

This is @mayaajmera.bsky.social, CEO of @society4science.bsky.social. Our workers have been negotiating for over 500 days for a fair contract that includes work-life balance, pay equity and transparency. 📢 Tell Maya that it's time for a FAIR CONTRACT NOW! Help our cause by signing our petition. ⬇️

The members of the Science News Media Guild have been bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social to get a fair contract for over 500 days now - please help us move things forward by signing our petition (link below)!

Yesterday, our workers made their voices heard by rallying for a fair contract. We've been negotiating with @society4science.bsky.social for over 500 days. We have to say: the honks of support we heard were music to our ears! 😊 Help our cause by ✍️ our petition below. #faircontractnow

There's a NASA presser happening now in which acting admin Duffy said "This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars." That doesn't mean it is a sign of life. We covered this cool rock in 2024, paper in Nature is out today: 🧪🔭 www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa...

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It's true! 500 days of bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social and still no contract! Big thanks to @wbng.org for working hard to help us secure the fair deal our workers deserve! If you'd like to help, be sure to sign our petition below! #faircontractNOW #Solidarity #workerrights

500 days and still no deal? Our workers deserve better for the incredible work they do! Please take a moment to sign and share our petition for a fair contract. actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

🚨RELEASE: After 500 days at the table with no fair contract, Science News Media Guild members (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) have authorized a strike. Bosses are stalling. Workers are ready to fight. ✊ wbng.org/2025/09/05/s...

Please sign our petition! Only 178 more to go to meet our goal of 500 signatures by Saturday.

“COVID-19 vaccines remain our best tool to prevent severe disease, hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 — for healthy adults, children, pregnant patients and others at higher risk. The scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad vaccination."

BREAKING: Workers of @sn-media-guild.bsky.social voted with 92% support to authorize a strike, with 89% of members participating. We're ready to do whatever it takes to get the fair contract we deserve. See our comments below to learn more about how to help our efforts! @society4science.bsky.social

Just a few years ago I was quoting sources who were so excited about the promise of mRNA vaccines. Now, all the progress is at risk.

No need to verify that we're human. So let's start treating #workers like it. It's been 474 days since @sn-media-guild.bsky.social started negotiations with the @society4science.bsky.social. Still waiting on that fair contract. Want to help? ✍️ our petition in the comments below (No CAPTCHA needed.)

In case anyone needs a timeline cleanse for no reason whatsoever, I wrote two fun stories last week. One talks about what researchers are learning about spotted lanternflies and how to control them with natural predators, parasitoid wasps and fungi www.sciencenews.org/article/spot...

Finding a Covid vaccine for my <1 year old has been near impossible over the last couple of months. One of my last hopes was the local health department, and they told me they wouldn’t be getting more vaccines until the fall. Whelp… 😭

Insects and zombifying fungi have a relationship that stretches back 99 million years And how is this known? A hapless ant pupa from long, long ago was smothered in resin — later to become amber — just as a fruiting body of a fungus was bursting out of said pupa —via @sciencenews.bsky.social

HHS is winding down mRNA vaccine development to shift toward what it calls “safer” vaccine platforms. But the technology is safe and effective, scientists have found. Read about the Nobel Prize–winning work behind these vaccines here:

RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines (and mRNA) continues. mRNA naturally occurs in all of our cells, and vaccines have been used safely for hundreds of years. We've never seen a US health official completely reject fundamental science this much before. My story:

We've been negotiating for a fair contract for 467 days. @society4science.bsky.social held an ice cream social last Thursday, so we thought we’d treat everyone to a look at how negotiations are going. Signing our petition would be the 🍒 on top of our 🍨! shorturl.at/RinYU #faircontractNOW

My Science News colleagues were out chalking the sidewalk in front of our building today, so I decided to support them all the way from NJ. I'm sure my neighbors also appreciate the message!

@society4science.bsky.social is holding an ice cream social today. @sn-media-guild.bsky.social thought we’d treat people to a peek at how contract negotiations are going (spoiler alert 🚨 still no contract and no raises in more than 440 days)

Day 460 of negotiations with the @society4science.bsky.social. Since then, the ISS has orbited Earth ~7,360 times. At least the ISS knows how to complete a mission. Help support ours: sign the petition below! #faircontractnow #UnionStrong

Vaccine hesitancy has been slowly increasing across the United States for years now. Experts worry that we're headed for a future with more measles outbreaks, and possibly its broader return. By me for @sciencenews.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/meas...

It's been 454 days since we started negotiations with @society4science.bsky.social. That's great news for expecting giraffes. Not so much for the SN Media Guild workers waiting on a fair contract. Sign our petition to let CEO @mayaajmera.bsky.social know you stand with us! [Link in comments.]

I am also working on a measles story linked to this news. I asked my sources what's giving them hope right now and it's looking bleak... the closest thing is that they hope at least some people will roll up their sleeves and get the vaccine when they see what this disease can do. 😭

I'm just a worker, standing in front of @society4science.bsky.social asking it for a fair contract. You can aid our cause by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

My Science News colleagues and I care deeply about making science accessible and understandable to the public. Our union hopes to push for fairness for the people who make our journalism possible. Please support us and sign our petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

Maybe if Mark Watney had some algae and a 3D printer on Mars, he could have grown even more potatoes www.sciencenews.org/article/biop...

This type 1 diabetes study included only about a dozen people, but the results are impressive. A year after cell therapy, 10 of 12 people no longer needed supplemental insulin. That’s big, but we need data from more patients. (It's in the works; ETA is 2026.) www.sciencenews.org/article/type...

Sometimes a late night question from your kiddo means you report and write a whole story to answer their question.* *For the record, I DID answer the question in the initial conversation, but then I was asked 'But, how do you know?' Hmm. Touché kiddo. www.snexplores.org/article/can-...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet" Juliet and Romeo and everyone else: for the Science News Media Guild, a name means everything to show support for our work and our fight for a fair contract! Please consider adding yours to our petition, thanks!

I have been at Science News for 17 years and love my job and colleagues. But even the best jobs can be better. That’s why I and @sn-media-guild.bsky.social are advocating for all of us to work where we can do our best, and to get fair, transparent pay for all regardless of where they live.

Sign our petition to let @society4science.bsky.social @mayaajmera.bsky.social know you stand with us! We just want management to value our work as much as we value its mission to inform, educate and inspire. A #faircontract shouldn't take over a year to negotiate! actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

419 days. That’s how long we’ve been negotiating with @society4science.bsky.social for a fair contract. That’s 9 days longer than it took to build the Empire State Building. We’re not trying to construct a 102-story building here. We just want what’s right for our workers. #faircontractNOW

Listen, if you're a spider you COULD inject your prey with venom. But you know what'll REALLY make it stop in its tracks? Puke. Puke on it. www.sciencenews.org/article/spid...

The WORK WE DO is important & we should have a say about WHERE WE DO IT! We're asking for the choice to work remotely full-time no matter our location, to think and write in the environment that best supports our focus & productivity! We proved this works, with flying colors, during the pandemic.

I love working with my colleagues at @sciencenews.bsky.social and so hope we can all get a fair contract soon. 411 days is a long time… @society4science.bsky.social

If a workplace made some employees return to the office to "build culture" and that decision then fueled the rise of a union, maybe some rethinking is in order🤔 @society4science.bsky.social, your workers know what a thriving workplace looks like. Please trust us! #FAIRCONTRACTNOW!

#ACIP determines who should get vaccines, when, & how often. Its guidance shapes U.S. immunization schedules for children & adults. It influences: - What vaccines schools require - What insurers cover - What doctors recommend - How the U.S. responds to outbreaks A weakened ACIP is bad for everyone.

I have not stopped thinking about vaccines since November. The idea that my kid (and so many others) might end up with protection against fewer diseases is heartbreaking www.sciencenews.org/article/mom-...

My biggest fear is not about what disbanding ACIP will do to erode vaccine confidence. My biggest worry is this is the start of a process to erode Americans' access to vaccines. ACIP recommendations have direct impact on access that can't be replaced by non-gov't advisory groups.

Wildlife trade acts as a vast global network of unregulated natural laboratories,with ample opportunities for viruses to circulate & evolve to become more dangerous We can either turn a blind eye or try to understand & mitigate the risks My latest in @nature.com 1/ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The rollercoaster ride vaccines have been on over the past few months is very personal to me. As a new mom I just want to protect my child the best way I can, and sometimes that feels harder than it should be. By me for @sciencenews.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/mom-...

This made a difficult experience even harder. I felt so isolated. And the stress and anxiety negatively impacted my breast milk supply. When I came back from maternity leave after my second child in March 2020 I was steeling myself to ask to work from home.

I'm back to work after maternity leave and working from home has made the transition much easier. I love that I can take short breaks to feed my baby during the day. All of my @sciencenews.bsky.social friends - new baby or not - deserve to choose where they work, too! @society4science.bsky.social