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ID & WA News Guilds @idwanewsguilds.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the Washington and Idaho News Guilds. This year, we're wishing for livable wages and better working conditions. #mcclatchy #savelocalnews #pnwnews

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

On Sept. 22, @cascadepbs.bsky.social announced it would eliminate its News and Investigations teams, laying off 9 @newsguild.org journalists. Here’s how you can help: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ca...

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

And if you want to help support journalists heading into an awful job market, please donate what you can to our GoFundMe. Thank you so much to everyone who has already contributed. ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/support-ca...

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Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Instead, CPBS is happy to save $ and wash its hands of the newsroom without cutting a dime of executive salaries. We’ve heard from lots of community members outraged that their donations are going to a $500K CEO paycheck. If you are too, please let the bosses know: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Cascade PBS to Take Care of their Workers!

Please support the union members at Cascade PBS by sending a letter to Cascade PBS Executives demanding they offer more severance to those workers impact by the unnecessary layoffs. -- On Monday, S...

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

@cascadepbs.bsky.social’s operating revenue is up 17% from last year, and they expect the public to believe they can’t afford a reasonable one-time severance package??

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

And finally, we think a company that has recently benefitted from a huge influx of new donations AND has long professed to care about local news can do more to ensure its workers can weather unemployment long enough to find new reporting/editing jobs and continue doing this critical work elsewhere.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

It’s true they don’t HAVE to provide anything beyond what we bargained for in our last contract. But A) no one expected half the union to get laid off 5 months after ratifying a new contract, and B) 5 weeks of severance won’t go far in expensive Seattle, especially given our relatively low wages.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We’ve been bargaining with @cascadepbs.bsky.social since they announced layoffs last week, fighting for more severance for our members as they head into a brutal journalism job market. So far the company has refused to offer more than a week of severance beyond their contractual requirement.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Yesterday was a dark day for local news. But we can weather dark times when we fight together. And we’re going to fight like hell over the next few weeks to get these journalists what they deserve from @cascadepbs.bsky.social

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Nine Guild-represented journalists and their editors have also lost their livelihoods as a consequence of this decision. We are crowdfunding to support our affected colleagues, and you can help by donating to our layoff fund. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

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Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Our News and Investigations teams report deeply on crucial issues — immigration, labor, the impact of federal & state budget cuts, local politics — and with the elimination of these teams, many of these stories will go untold. Many voices in our community will be silenced. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

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Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who stood by us in our contract fight. Now we’re asking for our community to stand by us in this critical moment for public media. Visit cascadepbs.org/donate to join the fight to sustain local journalism.

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Cascade PBS @cascadepbs.org · 18/07/2025

Thanks to all who have stood by us. Your continued support can make a difference. 💚 Visit CascadePBS.org/Donate to make a donation and support local public media today.

It's official: Federal funding for public media has been eliminated

This is a difficult moment. But we are not giving up.

Your support has never been more important. Please consider making a donation today.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This contract, which was the product of a tough, drawn out fight, wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless support of our community. To everyone who has shown up for us these past 9 months, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. When we fight together, we win.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Our lowest-paid members were making less than $64K, and at ratification no one in the unit will be making less than $70K. We also secured additional PTO, doubled severance and stronger worker protections that will make a tangible difference in our members’ lives.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

We did it!!! Yesterday the unit voted unanimously to ratify a new contract that will immediately secure hardworking journalists at @cascadepbs.bsky.social an average raise of 6.76% and an average 18.3% wage increase over the course of the four-year contract.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Big news: After nine months of fighting for a #faircontract we’re happy to report that we reached a tentative agreement at the bargaining table with @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social today!! Now we will bring the proposed contract to the unit for a ratification vote.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

If the company can afford $2M in executive compensation and 9.5% raises for the CEO, they can afford to give us more than 2.25% annual raises (their most recent offer). We’re ready for a #FairContractNow. Are you, @cascadepbs.bsky.social?

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The @cascadepbs.bsky.social CEO got a 9.5% raise in 2024, including a $103.8K bonus. Our unit members haven’t had raises since October 2023, when we got a 1.5% bump.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We were back on the info picket line yesterday following a productive bargaining session with @cascadepbs.bsky.social. They finally heard us and are moving on wages — but not enough, considering they spent $2M on executive compensation in 2024.

A meme of Jim from the Office pointing to a whiteboard that reads “If you can afford $2M in executive compensation you can afford to pay workers a living wage. Hope this helps!”

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We were clear about our demands: #FairContractNow. And @mlklabor.bsky.social was clear that they have our backs if and when we strike. Now it’s up to @cascadepbs.bsky.social to decide if that’s necessary.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

After the picket, a delegation from the unit went inside with the head of @mlklabor.bsky.social to invite our CEO, Rob Dunlop, to join us at the bargaining table tomorrow and explain to our faces why he deserves a $74K bonus while @cascadepbs.bsky.social journalists are struggling to make rent.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

On the heels of an 11-hour dead-end mediation session with @cascadepbs.bsky.social our unit is more fired-up and #strikeready than ever. We’ve been hearing from lots of members of the community wondering how they can help - join us at our info picket this Thursday at 12:30!

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

💌 You’re invited! 💌 We are holding our next informational picket outside the @cascadepbs.bsky.social office at 316 Broadway on Thursday, April 17, 12:30-1:30.

An informational poster about a picket on Thursday, April 17 12:30-1:30.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

It’s so deeply insulting that @cascadepbs.bsky.social is no doubt about to brag about these journalists’ accomplishments while offering them pennies at the bargaining table. Pay these people what they are worth.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

AND our podcasters just won a Best of the West award for their series on gun violence.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

ALL of the video editors in our unit — yes, all of them — have been nominated for NW Emmys!! 🎉

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

We’re holding another informational picket next week and community members are invited to join us - we’ve been hearing from lots of you that you’re mad and ready to see a #faircontractnow. DM for deets, see you there. ✊ (4/4)

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

We want a serious proposal in writing, NOW, and until we get one, we will keep calling donors, we will keep picketing, and we will continue our preparations to strike. We are done with @cascadepbs.bsky.social wasting our time. (3/4)

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

They handed us functionally the same offer on wages as a month ago with zero movement on numbers. We spent 11 hours at the table and walked away more determined and #strikeready than ever. (2/4)

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

We came to the table ready to make a deal during mediation on Wednesday. @cascadepbs.bsky.social came unprepared, unserious and totally unwilling to move. This is not what bargaining in good faith looks like. (1/4)

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 09/04/2025

Bezos and WAPO are refusing to recognize the tech workers' union at The Post. So, @wapotechguild.bsky.social & @postguild.bsky.social joined together today to rally outside HQ and show management they're united in this fight! 💥

Photo of tech workers at The Post joining together to rally outside of The Post's DC office today April 9th, 2025.

Group photo of workers at The Post joining together to rally outside of The Post's DC office today April 9th, 2025.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We are back at the bargaining table tomorrow with @cascadepbs.bsky.social and hope that they will show up with a serious offer that reflects what we — and our community — have been fighting for these past nine months. (4/4)

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It means the world to know our readers, listeners, viewers and donors are in our corner as we fight for the wages and benefits we need to continue doing this work. (3/4)

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We are all doing this work because we believe in public media. We believe everyone should have access to high quality local reporting & programming that is produced by and for their community. (2/4)

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the community members who came out to join us on the info picket line outside @cascadepbs.bsky.social today. (1/4)

A crowd of picketers outside Cascade PBS

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

☎️ ring ring! If you’re a @cascadepbs.bsky.social donor, you might be hearing from us today. We’ve been calling donors this weekend to tell them about our contract fight and ask for their support as we head back to the bargaining table next week.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

⏰ DM for time and other deets. We hope to see you there! #faircontractnow #unionstrong #labor

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

📣 💌YOU’RE INVITED! 💌 We are holding our next informational picket next week and all our readers, listeners, viewers, donors and all other members of the public are invited to attend in solidarity.

A crowd of picketers in front of Cascade PBS.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

They just can’t help themselves!!! 😰 @cascadepbs.bsky.social donors, take note 👀📝

A meme of Drake looking disgusted at the prospect of “agree to a fair contract without delay” and looking pleased at the idea of “commit a dumbass ULP & push your workers to strike”

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Guess @cascadepbs.bsky.social is scared of what might happen if everyone at the company realizes they have the power to fight back against below-market wages, substandard benefits and insufficient protections. 👀 (3/4)

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