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Mariam Elba

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 25/06/2026
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
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 22/06/2026
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.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“That is a serious, serious gap in safety.” A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record. By @wmariano.bsky.social @joeljacobs.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social w/ @wbur.org
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A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record.
A national system tracks serious bus crashes so regulators can keep roads safe. But the process fails to identify most of a major company’s fatal collisions, WBUR and ProPublica found.
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A friend is raising funds for her family in Gaza. They are coming up on almost three years of living with inadequate infrastructure, sanitation, and in perilous conditions. Please consider chipping in if you can, or sharing widely: chuffed.org/project/1823...
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My Family Won't Survive In Gaza Without You
Two years ago, your donations helped writer and journalist Mohammed Mhawish, his wife Asmaa, their child, and much of their family escape the genocide in Gaza.
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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
1/ Last fall, as we were interviewing immigrants detained during a dramatic immigration raid at an apartment complex in Chicago, we kept hearing about a Nigerian man whose leg was mauled by a police dog. 🧵:
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Reminder when reading this ProPublica investigation by @lisalsong.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social: We don't know the longterm effects of tear gas or pepper spray on kids. Because it was meant for adults www.propublica.org/article/kids...
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray
In several cities, judges have chastised federal officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
shout out to my much-missed colleagues @sophiechou.bsky.social & @harucoryne.bsky.social for their incredible work on this project!! Btw this is the second project Sophie worked on that’s won a Pulitzer! And she’s job hunting! Someone hire her ASAP! 👀👀
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 09/04/2026
Thank you to everyone who supported us on our 1-day strike yesterday! Our picket is now over and supporters can return to reading ProPublica stories. Sign our petition to stay up-to-date on our campaign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute to fearless investigative journalism while walking on eggshells around our bosses. We are fighting for a fair contract that includes industry-standard “just cause” job security, a fair and transparent disciplinary process, union steward representation when requested and guardrails ensuring artificial intelligence does not replace journalists. Our management has said no to all these common-sense protections that we deserve. You can support us by continuing to support ProPublica and by telling our management that you demand a ProWorker ProPublica!
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Surprised that ProPublica is on strike? SO ARE WE! The contract we're being offered is NOT in line with the values of the place we love. For me, this is about job protections and AI protections for future generations of journalists. Read more about how we got here: www.propublicaguild.org
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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I hate that contract negotiations are not going better, but this is where we are. Today my colleagues and I @propublica.org are walking out. We need management to come to the table with more serious contract proposals that address our real concerns about discipline, job protections and fair wages.
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Really sad it’s come to this. On my way to join my colleagues at the picket line. We deserve a fair contract!
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Al Shaw @shaw.al · 08/04/2026
If you registered to come to the event today on how to use the ProPublica Trump disclosures News app, the @propublicaguild.org is asking y’all NOT TO ATTEND in support of our strike today. We hate to do this, but management isn’t offering us a fair deal.
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Kirsten Berg @kirstenberg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Please support our union’s work toward a fair contract by NOT crossing our digital picket line! That means not visiting @ProPublica.org today, April 8. (And please resume your support of @ProPublica.org all other days, we love the journalism we do!)
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I didn’t think we’d get to this point but here we are. Please support our fight for a fair contract by honoring our strike today. The sooner we can reach an agreement on the contract, the sooner we can get back to doing journalism in this urgent time.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 04/02/2026
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-...
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The ProPublica Guild is Ready to Strike for a Fair Contract — ProPublica Guild
The ProPublica Guild is prepared to strike. We have shown up and compromised at the bargaining table for more than two years, but our newsroom’s management has slow-walked negotiations , offering w...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/01/2026
1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend. She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care. This is her story.
Ciji Graham, a Black woman wearing glasses, holds an infant boy wearing a black hoodie.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Immigration agents are choking people in America's streets & using tactics against their own policy/training. Many LEO agencies have banned their use A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child. A 16-year-old citizen DHS calls this "utmost professionalism" w/ @mckenziefunk.com
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
BREAKING: We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing People have had seizures. They passed out. “I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 18/12/2025
Thanks to everyone who supports our union! You can help us by 1) Signing our petition so we can keep you updated about our campaign and, 2) Reading and supporting ProPublica. If you donate to ProPublica, add a message about your support for our union in the post-donation survey! tinyurl.com/2sxucu6c
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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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T. Christian Miller @tchristianmiller.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
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stevemmills.bsky.social @stevemmills.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
NEW: What happened to the Venezuelans after a raid at a Chicago apartment. From an amazing @propublica.org team: @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @jodiscohen.bsky.social, Sebastian Rotella, @tchristianmiller.bsky.social, @mariamelba.bsky.social and so many others. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We at @propublica.org looked into the immigration raid that happened in Chicago's South Shore in late September. We found many of the Venezuelans detained in that raid, looked into them, and spoke to several of them.
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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
ICYMI: She Begged for Help. This State’s Probation Gap May Have Put Her in Danger. @paigepfleger.bsky.social @wpln.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
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She Begged for Help. This State’s Probation Gap May Have Put Her in Danger.
Tennessee probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months. Temptress Peebles was one of six mothers who...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Shocking story. How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger, by @paigepfleger.bsky.social @wpln.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
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How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died duri...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Trump has called his CBP Home app a safe and easy way for immigrants to leave the country. There's only one problem: It hasn't worked for some who are trying to self deport. by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
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“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A friend from Gaza is raising funds for their family there, who are doing all they can to survive the ongoing genocide. Please consider pitching in if you can, or if you can’t, please share widely: chuffed.org/project/1308...
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Help Our Family Trapped In Gaza
Last year, I helped raise money to help writer and journalist Mohammed Mhawish, his wife Asmaa, their child, and much of their family escape the genocide in Gaza. Thanks to your incredible support, we...
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A friend from Gaza is raising funds for their family there, who are doing all they can to survive the ongoing genocide. Please consider pitching in if you can, or if you can’t, please share widely: chuffed.org/project/1308...
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Help Our Family Trapped In Gaza
Last year, I helped raise money to help writer and journalist Mohammed Mhawish, his wife Asmaa, their child, and much of their family escape the genocide in Gaza. Thanks to your incredible support, we...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 15/09/2025
We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help. Show your support for @propublica.org workers by adding your name to our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 16/09/2025
We ❤️ @ire.org! @propublica.org employees wore buttons & flyered at the IRE gala to rally support for our fight for a fair contract. The future of investigative journalism depends on protecting the workers who make it possible. You can help by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
People wearing union shirts stand outside a red carpet at the entrance of an event as people walk in.People wearing union shirts and stickers smile and hand out ProPublica Guild buttons.Five people sit at a table for an event wearing stickers and buttons supporting the ProPublica Guild.Two people walking into an event wear stickers in support of the ProPublica Guild.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
late to this, but hugely honored @propublica.org's immigration stories were named finalists in the Loeb Awards for business journalism in the explanatory category. Stories still worth a read, imho, even a year later: Mine & @mariamelba.bsky.social's contribution: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Abby Sewell @sewella.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war. She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza. tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies. We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left. They refused to give us numbers. So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵 projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies.

We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left, and the admin refused to give us numbers.

So we conducted our own analysis, a thread...
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
There's a great guide in the @columjournreview.bsky.social today on how to support the most urgent issue in our time as journalists: press freedom in Gaza & protecting Palestinian journalists www.cjr.org/feature/urge...
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Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza
Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.
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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
“Palestinian journalists like Anas al-Sharif have been able to tell their own people’s story directly to the world. And Israel is methodically killing them for it, while many of their Western colleagues and international journalistic institutions remain shamefully silent”— my latest @theguardian.com
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Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi
This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack
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Anna Marshall @amarshll.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
As a @propublica.org subscriber, I couldn’t be more disappointed. To think that they do such great work and treat their employees so carelessly. I’ve asked about this frequently but never get a response from management. Practice what you preach, folks!
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Over the past 16 months, @thenation.com has published regular dispatches from Lujayn, a teenager in the Gaza Strip. Lujayn has endured huge loss and trauma. Now she, along with the rest of Gaza, is starving. But she is still writing. This is her latest. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving.
What hits you first is the exhaustion carved into every face. The sickly pallor. The terrifying weight loss ravaging everyone—yes, including me.
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Don't miss any of @mohamhawish.bsky.social's work, most especially this moving, heavy feature: www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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We Left Gaza. But Our Pain Came With Us.
Palestinians who escaped the horrors of Gaza face a new trauma: the dislocation of exile from our homeland.
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
“Gaza, in this ongoing catastrophe, cannot be regarded as a distant territory. It has become the trembling fulcrum upon which the gyre of moral collapse turns.” lithub.com/gaza-through...
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The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and …
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Cassandra Jaramillo @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
It's been 737 days of negotiating and anti-labor shenanigans. Please support our fight for equitable practices by following our Guild on bluesky and instagram.
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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I love working at ProPublica. I would love it more if it could guarantee us just cause protections. Go union.
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
We can’t produce fearless journalism @ProPublica without knowing our jobs are secure. That’s why I walked out for lunch today — to show support for Just Cause protections that apply to every @ProPublicaGuild worker, every time.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
We want a fair and equitable process with robust just cause. We deserve no less than our peers in other unionized newsrooms. I’m not in NY but still lunching out in support.
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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
ProPublica is doing some of the best journalism out there right now, and their staff deserve protections and fair treatment. @propublica.org needs to agree to the guild’s demands so that their staff can be protected while they do their important work.
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Mariam Elba @mariamelba.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I’m lunching out with my colleagues today because we at the @propublicaguild.org deserve a fair, progressive disciplinary process
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 12/08/2025
We’re holding a lunch-out today to demand that @propublica management agree to a fair discipline and performance evaluation system. Just today, a member of our Bargaining Committee and Unit Council was fired as a result of ProPublica's flawed system.
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