AP News Guild

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[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

AP is at it again. The News Media Guild learned Monday that AP will offshore eight photo positions after already gutting its U.S. video production team.

These highly experienced editors are key to our visual journalism’s speed and accuracy. This clear union busting is outrageous.

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

Members wore red at the company awards ceremony this week to show pride in our colleagues’ work. Do leaders share that pride? AP execs are undercutting our journalism while honoring the best of our journalists.

We call for a reinstatement of our expert photo and video producers.

[The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild]

Fantastic news!!! The Supreme Court declined to hear the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s appeal of a ruling requiring the company to pay back its workers for the cuts to pay, illegally implemented increases in health care costs & more. When we fight, we win!!! ✊✊✊

[The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild]

@OxfordUCU workers in the UK are striking after Oxford University Press announced plans to move nearly 50 roles to India.

Sign the petition to tell @UniofOxford to reinstate the workers and stop the offshoring 👇

[Kimberlee Kruesi @kkruesi]

For those interested, a GoFundMe has been started for Vin's family, who is now facing large medical bills on top of a hard loss https://t.co/FrPfNFlrQS

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

A beautiful obit for Vin Cherwoo. I will never forget spending Christmas Eve together finalizing bargaining on the AP contract. He never complained how long the work took, he was always there to serve https://t.co/ldZxCmfcdm

[Brian Compton @BComptonNHL]

This sucks. Vin was a good man. Thoughts are with his family.

[Jay Cohen @jcohenap]

Sad day. Vin fought for all of us through his union work, while also sharing major sports stories with the world. I’ll miss him.

[Ralph D. Russo @ralphDrussoATH]

Vin and I started at the AP the same year. We worked together and grew up together at 50 Rock.

This is so tragic and yet another gut punch for friends and former colleagues at AP Sports.

RIP, Woo.

[Josh Dubow @JoshDubowAP]

This is awful news. Vin was one of the people who helped train me in AP agate when I started there 32 years ago and o always enjoyed working with him at 50 Rock. His work for the guild was greatly appreciated and he will be missed. RIP

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

A statement on the death of NMG President Vin Cherwoo

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

Wearing @PostGuild red today.

I was able to challenge my @washingtonpost firing — and win reinstatement plus back pay — all thanks to being a part of the @WBNG32035 Guild.

Binding Arbitration is a part of our contract.

This is why unions matter!!!

[Mike Davis 🌊 @byMikeDavis]

I’m taking a lunch break with my @USATODAYCo comrades from across the the country to jointly call on our company to stop force-feeding AI on its workers, readers and the public.

AI is bad for journalism and it’s bad for democracy. @newsguild

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

We need your help voicing opposition to this offshoring effort. Please contact Daisy, Julie and others at AP to make your voice heard.

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

Today, AP News Media Guild members across the U.S. are sending emails to Executive Editor @JuliePace and CEO Daisy Veerasingham opposing the offshoring of 40 U.S. and U.K. jobs to India. This is a violation of our contract and demand this effort be stopped.

[Ellen Knickmeyer @EllenKnickmeyer]

Excellent presentation from @apnewsguild on concerns over what is happening to @AP. An important U.S. and global news organization is transforming to a skeletal operation trying to cover news remotely off press releases and videos.

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

AP is planning on laying off 30 video and photo production staffers on August 21 so the company can build a new hub in India. Let’s be clear: Offshoring is not expansion.

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

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And don't forget to tell @apnews.com on their website and at their Signal what you think as well. Offshoring is NOT expanding!

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

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@AP has told some video and photo guild members in the U.S. that the last day for those affected by layoffs will be August 21.

Meanwhile the company is actively hiring for these same jobs in India.

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

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Let @derl, @JuliePace, Daisy Veerasingham and @AP know how you feel! Why aren't they being transparent? Voice your opposition!