“ProPublica should be the example for the industry,” says reporter Mark Olalde, “that means fair pay… that means layoff protections, and that means guardrails around artificial intelligence.” Learn more about our fight for a fair contract at propublicaguild.org

Reporter Lisa Song says that it “just doesn’t make sense” for ProPublica management to require a rigid RTO policy. Our members work long hours and need a flexible RTO policy to do their best work.

NEW: 375 days without stepping foot outside. Three men at Menard Correctional Center allege they were kept in solitary confinement for months on end, instead confined to filthy and unventilated cells so small they couldn’t fully extend their arms. They're suing IDOC. news.wttw.com/2026/07/14/3...

Adding my voice to those calling for a GREAT first contract between @propublica.org and its union @propublicaguild.org

“A flexible hybrid schedule allows us to retain and support employees long term as they grow professionally and personally, building and caring for their families,” says visual editor Alex Bandoni, who worries that a rigid RTO policy will especially impact parents.

It takes a lot for me to make a video of myself. But I care about these issues deeply, so here I am, adding my voice to the chorus of my courageous colleagues calling for a fair contract. Please consider following @propublicaguild.org and supporting us as we try to make our newsroom even better.

It is hard to overstate how proud I am to know @deldeib.bsky.social, whose journalism consistently brings the health of pregnant people and newborn babies to the fore AND makes real change: www.propublica.org/article/vita...

“I really care about A.I. in this contract and getting really strong guardrails to protect our work,” says grants coordinator Eli Oberman. Management has said they want to have responsible A.I. policies – but we need them to put those policies in a contract!

“I care most about a contract that will lift the salary floors of our lowest paid employees so that they can afford to live in the cities that we work in,” says research reporter Kirsten Berg. We deserve a fair contract now!

“It's time for management to come to the table with some real movement so we can close out this contract and get back to focusing on that work that we love doing,” says interactive story designer Anna Donlan. We need management to agree to a reasonable wage proposal now.

Some ProPublicans are “penalized by @propublica.org’s pay structure because we live in areas deemed to be having a lower cost of living,” says reporter Max Blau. Management must agree to fairer wages in our contract.

“We have people living in areas with wildly different costs of living and currently our pay scales don’t really account for that,” says Texas-based reporter Zach Despart. All of our union members must make a living wage.

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Lisa Riordan Seville, senior video producer at @propublica.org: “We're asking for wages that allow people to take care of their families, pay the rising costs of housing and food ... so they can continue to do the kind of work that wins Pulitzers and holds power to account.”

Dan Phiffer is a software engineer who helps build the ProPublica website: “It's been very frustrating to see such a stark contrast between those efforts to get AI right, in practice, with management's vague and unfettered bargaining position.”

“In a media industry that's doing constant layoffs,” says senior YouTube producer Elizabeth Macaulay, “it means so much to know that you are secure in your workplace and that you can continue to do your best work.”

Horrific story of how badly this administration has handled detentions of immigrants with mental health issues

“I love my job … I love the people I work with,” says reporter Duaa Eldeib, “and to continue to do that work, we need wages that keep up with inflation.” Visit propublicaguild.org to help ProPublica workers win a strong first contract.

“ProPublica is … a shining light in a very troubled journalism industry,” says reporter Anna Barry-Jester, but “management is refusing to agree to basic layoff protections.” Help us win a fair contract with strong layoff protections: propublicaguild.org

My friend @jeremykohler.bsky.social on an issue that’s deeply important to me and our colleagues across @propublica.org ’s local offices

Check out me and all my cutie colleagues talking about what we need to close our very first union contract! It's been THREE YEARS and I know everybody at ProPublica wants this finished — check us out, help us amplify our message and let's GET THIS DEAL DONE! www.propublicaguild.org/updates/vide...

ProPublica reporter Sharon Lerner likes going into the office, but “there are days when it doesn’t make sense, like when I’m making calls to another country or too busy to spend the time on the train.” We need a flexible return-to-office policy.

Ruth Talbot works on the news apps team at ProPublica: “I work with absolutely incredible, driven, dedicated, talented people here, who I trust to get their work done wherever works best for them.” Support our fight for an RTO policy that preserves flexibility: www.propublicaguild.org

Perla Trevizo has been a reporter for 20 years. “I’ve been very, very lucky that I haven’t had to go through layoffs in my entire time as a journalist,” she said. “I hope to keep it that way.” We need job security protections to keep doing this work over the long haul: www.propublicaguild.org

Luckily, we've never had layoffs at ProPublica. But we need strong protections in case it ever happens. It's such a no-brainer in other newsroom contracts, it's about time we got it in ours!

Jeff Ernsthausen has been a data journalist at ProPublica for 8 years: “I think that work should be rewarded with job security protections that are standard in union contracts.”

Logan Jaffe edits and writes our newsletters and has been at ProPublica for almost 9 years: “This is a good job. Still, one of the things that concerns me is layoffs.” Support our fight for a strong contract with seniority-based layoff protections: www.propublicaguild.org

Standard layoff protections shouldn't be controversial.

The chart made me laugh (in a painful way.) It's part of this incredible story: projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...

Podcast producer Sabby Robinson knows firsthand how important layoff protections are in a union contract: “I started about 3 months ago, right after I got laid off from the Washington Post.” We deserve seniority-based layoff protections that are standard across the news industry.

“It's really important to me that ProPublica continues to be a place that represents fairness,” says associate director of communications Ali Calderon. “We deserve adequate pay with higher salary floors that match the cost of living.” Support our fight for a fair contract: www.propublicaguild.org

“Our management must agree to a fair contract now,” says Florida reporter Mario Ariza. “It’s been way too long.” Mario’s cat, Obie, agrees! Support ProPublica workers (and our pets): www.propublicaguild.org

I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.

At least 188 people were killed in the two devastating earthquakes that rocked Venezuela around Wednesday, the strongest to shake this South American nation in decades. More than 1,500 people were injured and many more are still missing.

“I care about making sure that … people who look like me have the opportunity to work here,” South reporter Aliyya Swaby says. “A big part of that, to me, is wages.” Help us guarantee all ProPublica workers make a living wage: www.propublicaguild.org

When I was a much younger reporter, I wanted to be Pam Colloff when I grew up. Never could have guessed that someday, I'd get the chance to ask her every question I could think of about her latest story on a group of incarcerated women called the "survivor sisters" www.propublica.org/podcast/okla...

As ProPublica’s IT support specialist Penny Serrano puts it: “We're just simply asking for a contract that reflects those values — and not just in words but also in wages.” Help us ensure fair pay for all our workers: www.propublicaguild.org

“All workers deserve wages that at least keep up with inflation, because anything less is just a pay cut in disguise,” reporter Paul Kiel says. As inflation continues to rise, our contract must reflect this reality.

It takes serious guts to be this vulnerable, and I hope in exchange for her honesty, my friend Rocio and ALL our friends and colleagues at ProPublica can get the fair contract we need, especially when it comes to wages:

May is a big tax deadline month for nonprofit orgs, so we just posted 163k new 990 filings to Nonprofit Explorer. Have at it, nerds (complimentary)! projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/

“We have disparities across teams, across regions. No one who works at ProPublica — where we say we hire the best — should be living paycheck to paycheck.” This is why we’re fighting for fair wages: www.propublicaguild.org

ProPublica events manager Rocio Ortega has taken on Uber Eats and DoorDash deliveries to make ends meet. This shouldn’t be any of our workers’ financial reality. We need a contract that guarantees all our members fair pay: www.propublicaguild.org

2022: I met Abdinoor Igal. He was underwater on a home he bought, he said, with a deceptive contract. He would later lose it and live in his truck. 2026: Abdinoor got to tell his story to a jury. I am always stunned when journalism leads to real-world outcomes: www.propublica.org/article/minn...

My colleagues and I love working at ProPublica. The use of AI is one of a handful of issues we're bargaining over. Here's how we, the workers of ProPublica, feel about it and the values we hope our contract will reflect.

Visuals editor Peter DiCampo determines the photography and illustrations in many of our stories. This work *cannot* be replaced with AI. We know you agree. Join us in our fight for AI guardrails in our contract: www.propublicaguild.org

“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid, by @annamaria.bsky.social

Graphics editor Lucas Waldron: “I write a lot of code at my job. So I’m the first one who might be replaced by A.I.” We really need strong A.I. protections in our contract:

Management says they won’t replace us with AI. But “we’re gonna need that in writing,” says reporter and ProPublica podcast host Jessica Lussenhop. Here’s how you can support our fight:

“I have heard from our managers at ProPublica that they don’t intend to replace us with AI. And that’s great. But we’re gonna need that in writing.” This is why we’re fighting for protections against artificial intelligence:

It’s been three years since we formed our union. We still don’t have a contract. Over the next few weeks, you’ll be hearing from us — the workers of @propublica.org — on why this contract is so important and the issues about which we care deeply.