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Jen Sheehan

@jenwsheehan.bsky.social
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Comms, NewsGuild of New York, TNG-CWA; ex-journalist

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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Forbes Union statement regarding The New York Times’s reporting on Randall Lane:
Forbes Union statement: As you may have read, the New York Times reported that former Forbes EIC Randall Lane accepted $6 million from RJ Shook, a business partner of Forbes, which led to his firing. Randall Lane consistently stood against the Forbes Union during his tenure. The Forbes Union reaffirms our demand for fair raises that we’ve been denied for years while our editor collected millions of dollars in secret payments. We demand management share more details of what they knew, when they knew it, if this is the only secret payment Randall Lane received, and why they refused to disseminate more information to employees. 

Solidarity,
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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
As a daily reader of @propublica.org, I stand with the @propublicaguild.org. AI slop cannot replace the personal attention and humanity of their work. If ProPublica doesn’t treat its journalists fairly and forfeits its commitment to quality, human journalism, they’ll lose a supporter.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Love your work, @propublica.org! But, there's no ProPublica journalism without journalists! Pay your workers 21st century level salaries + benefits. With $98 million stashed in the bank, you can afford it! ProPublica takes in $18 million/year more in donations than expenses! @propublicaguild.org
Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024
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Filed on Nov. 14, 2025
Primary tax return for a nonprofit's activities, finances, and governance

Revenue $64,268,632

Expenses                  Net Income             Net Assets
$45,741,720             $18,526,912            $98,057,409

Notable Sources of Revenue     Percent of Total Revenue

Contributions      $61,189,839          95.2%
Program Services  $191,906             0.3%

Investment Income  $2,074,199       13.2%

Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $365,819 10.6%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,240
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $448,109 | 0.7%
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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
As a @propublica.org alum, I urge its leadership to talk seriously with staffers about guardrails around the use of AI in the newsroom. This seems like a solvable issue. Solidarity with my former colleagues @propublicaguild.org
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 20/03/2026
NEW: 92% of unionized staff @propublica.org voted to authorize a strike if management does not agree to a fair contract that includes guardrails around the use of AI. ✊ You can stand with @propublicaguild.org by donating to their strike fund! newsguild.org/unionized-st...
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Unionized staff at ProPublica vote to strike | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Workers at the nonprofit newsroom take action after management’s persistent refusal to agree to a fair contract that includes guardrails around the use of AI.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 19/03/2026
1/ Today, we overwhelmingly voted to authorize a STRIKE as we fight for a fair contract with @propublica.org.
A graphic reads “92% of participating ProPublica Guild members voted YES to authorize our bargaining committee to call for a strike.” The “92%” is very large. A ProPublica Guild logo is under the text.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 16/01/2026
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge. He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus. newsguild.org/guild-member...
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Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
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Drew @medianotjournalism.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
New: Heath Freeman is under investigation by the U.S. Senate for engaging in illegal activities related to his Homes of America housing business under Alden Global Capital. Attorneys general in Connecticut and Minnesota have also opened investigations. 1/
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Recent cuts at Condé Nast blindsided some top editors who were not briefed in advance of the changes to their staff, @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. www.status.news/p/conde-nast...
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Confronting Condé
Sudden union-related firings, coupled with another wave of layoffs, have left staffers questioning whether leadership understands the creative engines behind its storied publications.
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Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) @organizeworkers.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
What is the current legal landscape for labor? What are the threats on the horizon? Check out the report from ION to see where we go in a post-NLRB world.
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Labor organizing after the NLRB
This is an excerpt from the Independent Organizing Network's Post-NLRB research report on the current legal labor landscape and the threats on the horizon.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/09/2025
The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse tariffs ruling finding them illegal
The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.
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Marshall Project Guild @marshallprojectguild.org · 14/08/2025
Today, we sent a letter to @themarshallproject.org‬ leadership expressing concern about their denial of bargaining obligations. Management has repeatedly denied members Weingarten rights, engaged in an illegal layoff, and more — we need your help to demand that management bargain in good faith.
Dear Katrice and Geraldine,

We are deeply concerned about the manner in which The Marshall Project has been treating our members and approaching the bargaining process. Recently, The Marshall Project leadership has betrayed our organization’s values and compromised our position in the industry and the journalism we pursue. It’s time for that to change.

The guild has worked tirelessly and in good faith on proposals that would keep high-quality health care affordable for Marshallers. We have also been steadfast in asserting that all recognized members deserve due process and fair treatment required under the law. 

The organization, in turn, has increasingly taken anti-worker stances that have eroded trust and created a culture that makes it difficult to do the work that makes us proud. Since the organization has taken such a hardline stance, refusing to work with the guild on the items listed below, we will be filing unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board and stepping up our public efforts to make it clear that we demand fair treatment.
The following recent actions by the organization have taken an immense toll on the workers of The Marshall Project:

1. The organization has repeatedly denied steward representation to a member facing a Performance Improvement Plan and possible termination, as well as denying another member representation in their termination meeting last week. This denial is illegal, egregious, and completely out of line with standards across our industry and the labor movement going back decades. We are shocked that the organization would take such a hypocritical and prohibitive stance on this, given our mission. The union has filed an Unfair Labor Practice about this illegal violation of members’ Weingarten rights and demands that members be allowed steward representation in any meeting they feel is appropriate. 


2. The organization has caused a retaliatory ripple effect with its actions against one employee that has touched an entire newsroom in Cleveland with negative effects that go against the stated purpose of collaboration with local media and our ability to make good on promises we made to readers. When the organization recognized members it had a duty to follow the law and not proceed with layoffs without bargaining. We have filed an Unfair Labor Practice for the illegal layoff of employees and management retaliation.
3. The organization made a unilateral change to our outside employment policy without bargaining, changing expectations to require managerial approval. We have always maintained a workplace where outside work is permitted and the organization’s sudden termination of Chris Vazquez without a steward, without an opportunity to stop the freelancing project, and without severance is unjust and defies our values.

4. The organization is employing a strategic erosion of status quo through small changes to past practice while we bargain our first contract, including erasure of our cost-of-living adjustment, a significant change to our health insurance, and modifying the evaluation process. The organization has inconsistently complied with requests for information, which does not reflect good faith in bargaining.

The Marshall Project, in retaining union-busting law firm Kauff McGuire & Margolis, is willingly participating in the erosion of worker protections across our industry, a project that takes advantage of the current anti-worker political environment. When The Marshall Project voluntarily recognized our union last year, it touted a “longstanding commitment to a fair, equitable and inclusive workplace, with generous benefits.” We are demanding a return to these values.
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Danielle Ohl @dtohl.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
To say that seeing these kinds of concerns coming from journalists at **The Marshall Project** of all places is dispiriting to say the least. But like…especially weird move to violate Weingarten given, uh, the name of the organization? Is one of the justices who joined the Weingarten opinion??
Screen shot of text from NLRB v. Weingarten, in which Thurgood Marshall joined the majority.
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Condé Union @condeunion.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Shortly following these posts, Condé reached out to assert that a closed, last minute meeting last week between HR and a few union officers should have satisfied our members' desire to hear directly from Condé's chief executives.
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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition. Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild.

This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public.

The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events.

Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts.

At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AIthreatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical.

This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech.

While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
ICYMI: Incredible story by The Morning Call www.mcall.com/2025/07/18/l...
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Allentown grandfather’s family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say
Family of Allentown grandfather Luis Leon, 82, said they were headed to a Guatemala hospital to reunite with him after he was taken into custody at a Philadelphia immigration office and disappeared…
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
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Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/07/2025
President Donald Trump's strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.
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With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own making
President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.
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Status @status.news · 17/07/2025
At a global town hall, Axel Springer boss Mathias Döpfner delivered a blunt message—A.I. is here, and every employee must use it. Details in Status: www.status.news/p/axel-sprin...
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Axel Springer’s A.I. Edict
At a global town hall, Axel Springer boss Mathias Döpfner delivered a blunt message—A.I. is here, and every employee must use it.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/07/2025
For years, there have been loose ends, unanswered questions, unreleased documents, and an endless amount of fodder for future conspiracy theories bit.ly/4117Cre
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There's a lot we still don’t know about Jeffrey Epstein
Amid the conspiracy theories, the totality of Epstein’s crimes—and how he made his fortune—is still a disturbing mystery.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/07/2025
"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
A must read www.mcall.com/2025/07/18/l...
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Allentown grandfather’s family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say
Family of Allentown grandfather Luis Leon, 82, said they were headed to a Guatemala hospital to reunite with him after he was taken into custody at a Philadelphia immigration office and disappeared…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/07/2025
An executive order by President Trump seeking to punish people who work with the International Criminal Court is most likely a violation of the First Amendment, a federal judge found on Friday.
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Trump Order on International Criminal Court Likely Violates First Amendment, Judge Rules
The ruling’s scope is limited to two American activists, but it represents a striking, if tentative, blow to the president’s efforts to penalize and isolate the world’s highest criminal court.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
My colleagues and I are rallying at City Hall Park today to demand a fair contract from our private equity bosses. Come join us and show your support for a free and working press in NYC
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
As our member @josiestratman.bsky.social points out, the official transcript of the mayor's presser today erases all evidence of the beef with @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social Where Josie and @katiehonan.bsky.social yield their time, the transcript just reads "crosstalk."
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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
They built careers at NY’s Hometown Paper. Now, 130 former Daily News journalists have signed a petition, calling for mgmt at the News & execs at predatory hedge fund owner Alden Global Capital to recognize the staff’s value & agree to a fair contract. nycclc.org/news/130-for...
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130 Former Daily News Journalists Sign Petition Expressing Full Support for Newsroom Union
They built their careers at New York’s Hometown Paper, the Daily News. Now, 130 former Daily News journalists have signed onto a petition, calling for management at the Daily News and execs at…
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 09/06/2025
As protests unfold in LA, journalists are reportedly being targeted with rubber bullets and tear gas. The right to report doesn’t disappear in a crisis. That’s when it matters most. ⬇️Here are journalist safety tools from @pressfreedom.bsky.social
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Read this important post by @propublicaguild.bsky.social signed by me and many of my colleagues.
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Andrea Suozzo @andreasuozzo.com · 01/05/2025
I believe in ProPublica’s mission, and in my amazing coworkers who uphold those values every day. I hope that management will agree to our requests for basic union rights, like allowing stewards in performance meetings that could lead to discipline.
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Dan Phiffer @phiffer.org · 01/05/2025
On this International Workers Day I am thinking about how we at @propublica.org work on investigative journalism with moral force & holding power to account while, at the same time, management denies basic union rights to staff.
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I'm so proud of the work we do @propublica.org every day. And I signed this letter because we deserve a fair union contract with basic rights — like allowing stewards in performance meetings that could lead to discipline, and a standard approach to just cause.
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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · 10/04/2025
Journalists at @sn-media-guild.bsky.social held a picket to tell @sciencenews.bsky.social that a fair contract isn't rocket science! After 18 months of negotiations, it's time to listen to the workers and give them a fair contract!
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
News: Suspended journalists sue Kari Lake and Trump administration over shutting down Voice of America My story for NPR www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
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Voice of America staff sue Trump administration for shutting down network
Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Sign the petition!
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Union busting is disgusting!
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Philadelphia Eagles @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Championship Sunday. In Philadelphia. Go Birds.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The LA Times photo desk, which is doing incredible work covering these brutal fires, has set up a Bluesky account that is among the newest ones we have verified. They are well worth following right now. @latimesphotos.bsky.social
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Donate if you can: gofund.me/7cf1d7a8
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Donate to Support Graham, Evelynn, Abigail, and Emilia After Fire, organized by Graham Fortier
Hey Everyone: It's Graham, Evelynn, Abigail and Emilia.… Graham Fortier needs your support for Support Graham, Evelynn, Abigail, and Emilia After Fire
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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
This is a hub of all verified @GoFundMe pages for CA wildfire victims vetted by the GoFundMe Trust and Safety team www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfi...
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Donate to California Wildfires and Help Those in Need
Devastating wildfires are raging throughout California. Donate to verified California wildfire relief fundraisers, or start your own.
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
A huge day today!!!
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Jimmy Carter outlived one of his obituary writers:
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 27/12/2024
Health insurers are increasingly interfering in care, an NBC News investigation has found. Doctors say the stakes are highest in cancer care, when delays can be the difference between life and death.
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'Would he have lived?' When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients
Health insurers are increasingly interfering in care, an NBC News investigation found. Doctors say the stakes are highest in cancer care, when delays can be the difference between life and death.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
🚨BOYCOTT STARBUCKS🚨 Union baristas are calling on EVERYONE to NOT buy from ANY Starbucks store between Dec. 20 -Dec. 24 while the workers are on strike! Here’s how to support: x.com/sbworkersuni...
Image of a hand holding a coffee cup surrounded by fire; text: ‘twas the strike before Christmas, Dec. 20-24th
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 22/12/2024
seen on the picket line in chicago...... 😳😳💖💖💖
Sidewalk chalk outside of a picket line shows to kissing emojis labelled "Amazon Teamsters" and "Starbucks Workers United" with XOXO written underneath
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Saturday snow in Emmaus: Guessing maybe 1 to 2 inches
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Jen Sheehan @jenwsheehan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Snow zoomies in the Lehigh Valley
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 20/12/2024
Happy holidays - Starbucks baristas are ON STRIKE!! We're going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting today in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle - and many more to come!
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United is going on strike. Tomorrow unionized Starbucks workers are walking out in multiple key cities. And @sbworkersunited.org's rolling strike will grow in the coming days. 537 stores and 10,000+ workers are in the union and could potentially strike.
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Andrea Z @azagata.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
My colleagues in @nytguildtech.bsky.social donated what remains of their strike fund to the striking workers in Pittsburgh - a whopping $114K. That’s what solidarity is www.unionprogress.com/2024/12/19/s...
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'Stunned by the solidarity': New York Times tech workers make 'shocking' $114,000 donation to Post-Gazette strikers, just in time for the holidays - Pittsburgh Union Progress
It was shortly after 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 when Zack Tanner, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, posted a cryptic message on the striking union’s Slack channel imploring everyone to attend the...
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