Bad-faith bargaining is bad for business. After we went on strike, a major advertiser halted ad buys in solidarity. We are asking others to do the same until McClatchy Media comes to the table with a fair offer.

Thanks to KUOW for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to King5 for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to the Seattle Times for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

AI doesn't live in your community. We do.

Thanks to NonStop Local for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to KBOI for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to Idaho News 6 for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to KTVB for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to the Idaho Press for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Thanks to Boise State Public Radio for covering our strike. This is a warning shot - McClatchy needs to come to the table with a real offer.

Idaho Statesman journalists went on a one-day strike Tuesday, alleging unfair labor practices and bad-faith bargaining from McClatchy Media, our corporate owner.

Sign the pledge to not cross the picket line and tell management to get real — all with a few short clicks 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Don’t cross the picket line today, Tuesday, May 26! Join us by refusing to click any articles or interacting in any way with our five McClatchy newspapers.

Let's do this✊ Want to support workers? Consider donating to our strike fund 👉 www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Thanks to BoiseDev for covering our fight for fair wages. We are READY TO STRIKE. Donate to our fund at the link in bio or bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

Thanks to Boise State Public Radio for covering our fight for fair wages. We are READY TO STRIKE. Donate to our fund at the link in bio or bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

Thanks to The Burner for covering our fight for fair wages. We are READY TO STRIKE. Donate to our fund at the link in bio or bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

Thanks to The Stranger for covering our fight for fair wages. We are READY TO STRIKE. Donate to our fund at the link in bio or bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

This work isn’t possible without us. But McClatchy would rather spend millions on AI then invest in the humans who won 53 awards, including for chronicling the contentious aftermath of Charlie Kirk's killing. Donate to our strike fund for fair wages bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

This work isn’t possible without us. But McClatchy would rather spend millions on AI then invest in the humans who won 53 awards, including for uncovering what happened after a raid on a local race track. Donate to our strike fund for fair wages bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

This work isn’t possible without us. But McClatchy would rather spend millions on AI then invest in the humans who won 53 awards, including for investigating after a mom said her 3-year old was assaulted at a gym. Donate to our strike fund for fair wages bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

This work isn’t possible without us. But McClatchy would rather spend millions on AI then invest in the humans who won 53 awards, including for showing how $200k in execution drugs expired. Donate to our strike fund for fair wages so we can keep covering this community bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

Idaho Statesman journalists won 53 awards at the Idaho Press Club Awards. Our talented union members deserve to be able to afford to keep working at the jobs we love. We are preparing to STRIKE to fight for our future. Donate to our strike fund on GoFundMe at bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

We are ready to STRIKE to create a sustainable future for local news. Our communities are hurt when talented journalists leave over low pay. Most of our union members are not making livable wages. Help us by donating to our strike fund: bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

Please join me in donating to the @idahonewsguild.bsky.social / @idwanewsguilds.bsky.social strike fund. Their fight for a fair contract and limits on the use of AI is nothing less than the fight for the future of local journalism. gofund.me/3608fc95d

Idaho Statesman workers are fed up and ready to strike. Want to help? Please donate to our strike fund. Anything helps. All money will directly support journalists on strike 👉 tinyurl.com/4s7ksjjz

I genuinely do not understand management's refusal to agree to basic protections, like that they won't replace us with AI. It's baffling. Makes no sense. We're on strike to show management how serious we are about this, and how eager we are to get a contract done!

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Unionized journalists at the Sacramento Bee stand united against McClatchy’s latest AI “articles” initiative. We have withheld our bylines from these stories because we do not want the public to think this is being done in our name — it’s not. We think it’s disgusting.

Real reporters are the ones doing the work. So why is Tony spending all the money we generate on AI? #localnews #ainews #mcclatchy #tonyhunter #BellinghamNews #tacomanews #boisenews #OlympiaWA #tricitieswa #pnwnewsguild #UnionStrong #fairwagesnow #corporategreed

Tony's executive team is asking us to produce 20-50% more work, but won't provide annual raises consistent with inflation. We lose money the longer we work here. While Tony serves on the United Way board, the very same organization suggests 75% of his PNW reporters earn less than a stable income.

We know we won't soon afford homes like Tony's million-dollar mansion. But working at McClatchy shouldn't mean we'll never afford any home. We should be able to save money, to pay off our student loans, to live our lives without the fear of a single unexpected bill disrupting our ability to survive.

We aren't asking for unreasonable pay — we just want enough to live in the markets we work in. When your subscription price goes up, that money isn't going to news staff, it's lining executive staff pockets.

Without reporters, photographers and other newsroom staff, McClatchy CEO Tony Hunter wouldn't have millions of dollars to spend on AI. THREAD🧵

Olympian reporter Ty Vinson lives in Tacoma with News Tribune reporter Peter Talbot. The couple said they have been forced to forgo visiting family during the holidays year after year because they can't afford the plane tickets. THREAD🧵

Six-year Olympian reporter Martín Bilbao, 28, said he’s found his budget getting “increasingly more in the red” every year and has delayed his wedding “because of money concerns.” THREAD🧵

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Tacoma News Tribune reporter Izzie Lund, 26, said she didn't leave her home for three weeks after an unexpected dental bill because she couldn't afford to put gas in her tank. "I was just trapped in my apartment," Lund said.

Support us by filling out this form: bit.ly/3PEQWTF Visit the link in our bio for more information. #localnews #unionstrong #mcclatchy #fairwagesnow #boisenews #bellinghamnews #tacomanews #tricitieswa #olympiawa

Read our story here: www.idwanewsguilds.org/news/reporters

McClatchy reporters have struggled to afford groceries, weddings & plane tickets to see family. As more McClatchy reporters feel forced out of the industry, this has also affected the quality of journalism in their communities.

Follow to support our fight to give Idaho the quality news it deserves

You deserve reliable information. McClatchy is making that harder by underpaying journalists. Learn about our fight to make things better for both reporters and our communities. More information is available at the link in our bio.

For #employeeappreciationday, McClatchy graciously offered its employees the opportunity to spend what little wages they get on overpriced merchandise. You know what would make us feel actually appreciated? A livable wage. McClatchy should offer us one.

“If Jeff Bezos no longer supports that mission, then The Post and its readers deserve a steward who does.” That’s something the entire NewsGuild-CWA stands behind.

1/ READY TO STRIKE: More than 80% of our members signed a pledge saying we are prepared to strike unless @propublica.org agrees to a fair contract. www.propublicaguild.org/updates/the-...

McClatchy wants you to invest in a Sacramento Bee subscription, but the company doesn’t want to invest in its reporters. Under management’s latest offer, seven local journalists would still make salaries low enough to qualify them for low-income housing.

AI has a place. Publishing misinformation and calling it local news ain’t it. Share this story and follow this account to hold the Idaho Statesman accountable for its sloppy AI use. boisedev.com/news/2026/01...