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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Some of us plan to also picket outside our Oakstop offices at 1740 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland. Those of you who are in town are welcome to join us there.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We are inviting you to a public rally Friday, August 21 at noon to tell management that enough is enough: our members need a fair contract now! We invite you all to join us at Friday’s rally and tell EdSource to agree to a fair contract by RSVPing here: calendar.app.google/H7FKARdfdLnC...

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EdSource Guild Fair Contract Now Rally — Invitation via Google Calendar

We are inviting you to a public rally tomorrow Friday, August 21 at noon to tell management that enough is enough: our members need a fair contract now!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This week marks one full year since we began bargaining. Management dragged their feet for nearly seven months just getting to the bargaining table, and they’re dragging their feet now on finalizing a contract with the EdSource Guild.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Education Beat, EdSource's award-winning podcast, just celebrated its fifth anniversary. Instead of celebrating this milestone, management has canceled it. @edsourceguild.bsky.social is deeply disappointed and strongly opposes this decision.

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The EdSource Guild is deeply disappointed to hear that you have decided to cancel EdSource’s podcast, Education Beat. We consider the podcast to be one of EdSource’s greatest strengths, and we believe it is a mistake to end it, at a time when most news outlets are trying to diversify and add more multimedia.

We appreciate that you acknowledged in your email to staff on July 28 that the podcast has been an “excellent companion to our storytelling.” EdSource is constantly having internal conversations about how to make our work approachable rather than wonky. Education Beat has been an important force in our newsroom pushing our reporters to do exactly this. Every week our host is asking reporters to find compelling sources whose stories might be worth highlighting, and its producer encourages us to go into schools and colleges to record high-quality audio. Education Beat hasn’t just been a way to retell EdSource stories in a different medium — it pushes our staff to deepen our coverage and improve our storytelling.

Education Beat excels at bringing listeners the voices and stories of students and teachers. Last year, Education Beat brought EdSource to a crowd of educators from across the country at SXSW.EDU who listened to a live podcast about undocumented student civic engagement during the Trump Era. It brought listeners inside a bilingual Texas middle school classroom to explain why Texas is so much further ahead in bilingual education than California. It featured an interview with a drama teacher removed from the classroom for teaching the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Angels in America”, after Temecula voted in a conservative school board. And it highlighted the stories of young children who spoke out against a proposal to turn their local library into a police station.

The podcast itself is not expensive for the company. It is produced with very minimal resources, especially compared to other journalism podcasts.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

CEO Deborah Clark and board members Richard Whitmore, Jim Boren, Robert Sheffield, Mary Jane Burke, William Eger, Sarah Menendez , Anne Stanton and Raquel Torres-Retana: you have the power to make us whole.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It's been 555 days since EdSource Guild recognized our union. We urge management to come back with a proposal that is fair, so our members can afford to live in the communities we cover.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Our union's wage proposal simply makes us whole after years of losing buying power. "This isn't greed. We're not asking for more. We are simply asking for the same amount. Getting to keep what we have should be the absolute bare minimum." — EdSource Data Journalist Daniel Willis

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today EdSource Guild is sharing the painful reality of what it looks like to not receive cost of living adjustments. Most of our members have not received any raise since 2023, while inflation has gone up 11%. But management's proposal — 2.5% for some — wouldn't even cover this year's inflation.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Right now CEO Deborah Clark and board members Richard Whitmore, Jim Boren, Robert Sheffield, Mary Jane Burke, William Eger, Sarah Menendez, Anne Stanton and Raquel Torres-Retana have the power to make us whole.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"This isn't greed. We're not asking for more. We are simply asking for the same amount. Getting to keep what we have should be the absolute bare minimum." — EdSource Data Journalist Daniel J. Willis

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our wages are lagging far behind inflation. Our union's wage proposal simply makes us whole after years of losing buying power. But management's proposal wouldn't even cover this year's inflation.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Our colleague Justin Allen says he hasn't been able to avoid substantial and increasing debt as a single parent who is also caring for aging parents. All we're asking for is a fair contract that keeps up with rising costs.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Under @edsource.org management’s proposal, most of us would get fewer than 18 weeks of severance if we are laid off for no fault of our own. After 38 years in the business, senior reporter Diana Lambert thinks that she – and her coworkers – deserve better.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“If we couldn’t get raises during bargaining, then we want it after bargaining. Right? That seems perfectly fair,” said Daniel J. Willis, EdSource data reporter. “That was rejected.”

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Management has refused to grant us reasonable cost-of-living raises during nearly 18 months of bargaining, and now we’re fighting to make up the ground we’ve lost in an era of historic inflation.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“We’ve asked EdSource management to simply help us understand what kind of protections those vendors like Slack and Google have that can help us with the Shield Law,” said Thomas Peele, investigative reporter at EdSource. “We just get no response to those matters."

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“When we rally around our demands, when we insist on a real say in the work that we pour ourselves into every day, that’s not selfish, that’s about the integrity of journalism itself.” — Annie Sciacca, president of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, speaking at EdSource Guild’s historic strike

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

EdSource Guild went on strike to protest management's unilateral cuts to our health benefits and refusal to negotiate. We've won real gains — but management still hasn't responded meaningfully to our proposals for legal protections for our investigative journalism or cost-of-living raises.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We return to the bargaining table today, more determined than ever to win the fair contract we deserve!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Dozens of union siblings and allies joined us in front of the EdSource office in Oakland and on Zoom. Supporters donated over $3,600 for our strike fund, more than 160 people signed our pledge not to cross the digital picket line, and some of our own coworkers refused to cross it in solidarity!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Thank you for standing with the EdSource Guild on May 14. Our Unfair Labor Practice Strike — the first in the Pacific Media Workers Guild unit since 1994 — was a direct response to management’s unilateral changes to our health benefits and refusal to negotiate. We couldn’t have done it without you.

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 15/05/2026

By the way, please resume visiting EdSource. Great journalism by great people.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Our strike rally is complete! You can catch the VOD on Twitch until we get a clean version edited and ready on YouTube later. Thank you everyone who came, and if you didn't, you can and should still watch it. Thank you for your support!

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Pacific Media Workers Guild TNG-CWA Local 39521 @pmwglocal39521.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Join our EdSource Guild members today at noon for a virtual rally as they strike today!

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 14/05/2026

✊🏻 I AM ON STRIKE ✊🏻 Come to our rally at noon! It’s on Zoom if you want to interact or Twitch, YouTube, and IG Live if you just want to watch. Links in @edsourceguild.bsky.social’s bio. AND DO NOT CROSS OUR PICKET LINE I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH

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Emma Gallegos @emmagallegos.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

✊I’m on strike!✊ Interested in supporting? Read the thread below and share 👇

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 14/05/2026

🚨 STRIKE ALERT! 🚨 Do not visit EdSource today!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Good morning! We're on strike! ✊️ In case you missed our midnight announcement, EdSource Guild is on strike today! Please do not cross our picket line by going to EdSource's web site. Instead, please come to our noon rally at this link or streaming at the links in our bio. zoom.us/j/93464421760

EDSOURCE GUILD IS ON STRIKE TODAY, MAY 14, 2026.

Tell EdSource management you will not cross the digital picket line! Send them a message at the link in our bio.

WHY WE'RE STRIKING TODAY: "Our vote is clear — we are ready and committed to do what is necessary to in the contract we deserve. It's time for management to start respecting the Guild as an equal, start truly engaging with us on our proposals and stop making decisions behind closed doors." Co-Chair Zaidee Stavely, who is EdSource's podcast host and immigration and education reporter

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We'll be having a noon Pacific rally on Zoom at this link or on YouTube, Twitch, or IG Live at the Linktree in our bio.

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EdSource Guild Strike Rally

Join us at noon Pacific to rally for a fair contract for EdSource's workers.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🚨 EDSOURCE GUILD IS ON STRIKE! 🚨 Today—Thursday, May 14—EdSource Guild is on a one-day work stoppage due to the unilateral changes to our insurance and the lack of progress on key contract issues. PLEASE DO NOT CROSS OUR PICKET LINE AND VISIT @edsource.org TODAY! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

EDSOURCE GUILD IS ON STRIKE TODAY, MAY 14, 2026. For 16 months, we have worked for a contract. Now, management has unilaterally changed health benefits without negotiation.

WHY WE'RE STRIKING TODAY

"A fair contract for journalists is how we ensure the quality and sustainability of the reporting our communities count on. We care deeply about this work and the gravity of this action is meant to reflect that. We sincerely hope that management chooses to take our right to bargain and the content of our proposals seriously moving forward." -Thomas Peele, EdSource investigative reporter and EdSource Guild co-chair

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 12/05/2026

I put this up on the Instagram and the TikTok but I’m putting it here too for us elder millennials. @edsourceguild.bsky.social voted unanimously to authorize a strike and here’s why I voted yes.

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Gabe Fernandez @thelatinochild.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I would like to interest you all in some local labor solidarity that you can be a part of with the fine folks at EdSource

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

EdSource Guild members have unanimously voted to authorize a strike. We've been negotiating a contract for 16 months, and now management unilaterally changed our health plans without negotiating with us. Please sign to tell EdSource you won't cross our picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

100% of EdSource Guild members have authorized a work stoppage. For 16 months, we have worked for a contract. Now, management has unilaterally changed health benefits without negotiation. FAIR CONTRACT NOW.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Thank you to @riddhisetty.bsky.social and @columjournreview.bsky.social for including us along with the other unions fighting to protect ourselves and our organizations from misuse of AI!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

One theme of our rally was management's proposal on grievances and arbitration. Well, we're pleased to announce that our pressure worked! We have a tentative agreement on a grievance procedure that's fair to employees and ensures the eventual contract is honored. Thank you all for your support!

MANAGEMENT GOT THE MESSAGE

EdSource Guild made grievance and arbitration a centerpiece of our contract campaign — and it worked.

Management had proposed that the EdSource CEO serve as the final decision maker in grievance matters, rather than a third-party arbitrator.

After our rally, they returned to the bargaining table with a new proposal that includes binding arbitration. We reached a tentative agreement.

Thank you to everyone who showed up to our rally or shared posts from our campaign. We're still fighting for a contract, but we want you to know: our collective power is working.

All we're asking for is a fair contract. It's been over a year since the EdSource Guild unionized, and we still don't have a contract. Guild members are sharing why reaching an agreement on a contract now is so important. What you can do: Spread the word! Like, comment, or share this post.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It seems like every week another news organization rolls out an AI project and gets mass public backlash. @edsource.org needs a newsroom AI policy that ensures we can use new technology strategically while protecting our work from serious hazards.

AI Introduces New Risks: "EdSource reporters and the data team I'm a part of go to great pains to ensure we can stand behind what we publish. We need a newsroom AI policy that ensures we can use new technology strategically while protecting our work from serious hazards." Justin Allen, who works on newsroom design and technology and data journalism at EdSource

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 15/04/2026

The East Bay contingent was holding down the fort in person! Thank you to everyone who attended and supported us. If you missed it, there were technical difficulties but half of it is on YouTube now and (nearly) the whole thing will be available this evening.

A large bearded man (ie. the poster) holding a janky, poorly-made cardboard sign that says "EdSource: Pay me more so I can afford a better sign," a woman (Zaidee Stavely) holding a much nicer sign that says "Fair Contract Now," and a very grumpy investigative reporter (Thomas Peele, who I will never pass up a chance to make fun of) holding a very small sign that says "EdSource Fair Contract Now."

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended! And thank you for everyone who stuck with us on the livestream technical difficulties! We really appreciate the support and there will be more to come!

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 15/04/2026

19 minutes to go until the @edsourceguild.bsky.social rally! In person across the street from the Fox Theater in Oakland or at this YouTube link! Also on Twitch but you can’t schedule a single stream on there unless you’re an affiliate for some reason!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Less than an hour to go until our rally for a fair contract from @edsource.org management! Listen to our union sister Betty Márquez Rosales!

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Lasherica Thornton @lashericat.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What are you doing today at 12 pm PST? Join me & my colleagues of the @edsourceguild.bsky.social for a rally to show @edsource.org management that we are prepared to strike in our fight for a fair contract. Without it, our working conditions and the quality of work are impacted.

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 15/04/2026

Noon today! Rally for @edsourceguild.bsky.social! Signing up for the Zoom is preferred but you people are generally pretty lazy so it'll also be streamed on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram Live. Links are all in the Linktree thingy.

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EdSource Guild Official: Instagram, Facebook, Twitch | Linktree

We are NewsGuild‬ Local 39521: The journalists of EdSource, the biggest, best source of education news in California. We still do not have a contract.

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Daniel J. Willis @bayareadata.press · 14/04/2026

You could also join a few of us (me included) in front of EdSource's office at 1721 Broadway in Oakland where we'll be picketing. Please don't heckle and/or assault me during the rally!

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

All our other social accounts, including the ones you can watch the livestream on, are listed here. Smash that like and subscribe button, as they say!

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EdSource Guild | Social Media

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We're holding a rally this Wednesday, April 15, at noon Pacific to support our contract campaign! You can register to attend or watch on Instagram Live, Twitch, and other streaming platforms. We need your help to get a fair contract and we can't wait to see you there!

There aren't enough characters available to put the full press release here, but we'll put a link in a reply.

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EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Like many others in America, we have colleagues afraid for themselves and their families because of immigration raids. If those fears ever became reality, we don't know if we would be given the time off we need to deal with the situation and with our mental health.

Everyone deserves time off to deal with and recover from traumatic events. "Amid immigration raids, I had to come to terms with the reality that any of my family members could disappear at any given moment. If that happens, I do not know if I will be supported to take the time I know I will need." -Reporter, EdSource

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