Alan Shaw

Journalism pays the bills; Star Wars until I die. Sarasota native and @Heraldtribune + @dbnewsjournal planner. @sarasotaguild steward + @cwa3108 member. He/him

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Congratulations and solidarity! Worker power at work.

[Palm Beach News Guild 🌅 @PBNewsGuild]

🚨🚨WE RATIFIED OUR CONTRACT!!!! 🚨🚨

Members of the Palm Beach News Guild have voted to ratify our first contracts with Gannett!

We are so excited to announce the details and new protections offered by these agreements. Here’s a thread on what to know…

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

@MikeLovesBeer So happy to learn this because I LOVE Black Butte Porter!

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

@MikeLovesBeer Wait what? Deschutes is here? I was just in Oregon last month enjoying their beer!

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Congratulations and solidarity!

[Palm Beach News Guild 🌅 @PBNewsGuild]

BREAKING NEWS: WE HAVE A DEAL!!!!! 🎉

Thank you to all who have supported us throughout the organizing and bargaining process.

More details coming soon!

[Sarasota Newspaper Guild @SarasotaGuild]

What value to readers does a computer-generated highlight add? Our whole business is built on trust; can we trust an AI?

[Palm Beach News Guild 🌅 @PBNewsGuild]

If the news that our CEO made 76 times as much as the average employee of the company in 2023 sounds bad, it could be worse.
In fact that’s what The Palm Beach Post and The Shiny Sheet's corporate owner, @Gannett, wants.

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

My last Gannett raise was 1.75% in 2019.

[Jon Schleuss @gaufre]

Gannett's CEO Mike Reed got a 14% raise last year while the median pay for employees dropped by 3.4%.

Corporate greed is killing America's newsrooms and destroying our democracy. https://t.co/1S2VuAkiez

[Sarasota Newspaper Guild @SarasotaGuild]

When will Gannett pay its workers a living wage? They talk about caring for workers but their actions show that words are wind.

[NewsGuild of New York @nyguild]

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE NEWS:

With 96% of the unit voting, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Canandaigua Daily Messenger journalists @rocnewsguild unanimously authorize a STRIKE over Gannett’s unfair labor practices if a contract isn't agreed on by EOD Friday.

[Jon Schleuss @gaufre]

Gannett should be hiring now to build newsrooms that can hold power to account. Instead, they’ve cut thousands of local news jobs.

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

I haven’t had a pay raise since 2019. And that was 1.75%.

[Sarasota Newspaper Guild @SarasotaGuild]

Will Gannett stay true to its word and reinvest in local journalism and local journalism jobs?

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Solidarity to my union siblings

[Desert Sun NewsGuild @TDSNewsGuild]

It's official: As of 7 a.m. today, @TDSNewsGuild is now on strike!!!

Taking this step is not easy. But after being denied any sort of regular cost of living raises for the last three years, we decided it's time to deny @Gannett our labor until a fair contract is reached!

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Good news. Solidarity!

[Sarasota Newspaper Guild @SarasotaGuild]

UPDATE: Gannett has given us MLK Day off as a paid holiday!

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Not granting us the holiday, which they did in 2023, is a baffling move.

[Sarasota Newspaper Guild @SarasotaGuild]

Gannett has refused to grant us Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is a holiday for its non-union employees.

Another bad move by Gannett.

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

There have to be better ways to save money.

[Sarasota Newspaper Guild @SarasotaGuild]

.@Gannett, axing our access to Lexis Nexis is a terrible way to attempt to save money by cutting fact-based journalism.

[Reviewed Union 🌊 @ReviewedUnion]

On Friday, our union learned that @reviewed mgmt had secretly contracted with a third party marketing firm to produce content and publish it on our site - work that would otherwise have been done by our staff, or by our digital marketers, before the bosses cut their department.

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Why is @gannett posting fake stories by robot reporters after telling us that AI will not replace journalists? Thankfully @ReviewedUnion is fighting this latest union- and journalism-busting move.

[NewsGuild of New York @nyguild]

UPDATE: @Reviewed's shoddy AI consumer reviews are back up again, after @Gannett seemingly shut them down earlier today.

Here's the link. Which is the worst review on here? https://t.co/oAU3QE5PAE

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Congratulations and solidarity!

[Florida Times-Union Guild 🦣 @TimesUnionGuild]

The Florida Times-Union Guild is pleased to announce our members voted 19-0 to approve our first contract. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our dedicated journalists, loyal readers and amazing community. Thank you all for helping us along the way. ✊

[Alan Shaw @AlanCShaw]

Standing in solidarity with my union siblings at @ReviewedUnion! I’m not crossing the line. Gannett needs to come to the table. #gannettgreed

[Reviewed Union 🌊 @ReviewedUnion]

It’s official, Reviewed is on strike. No bargaining? No bargain hunting on Prime Day. This Prime Day, don’t cross the clicket line. Stand with our striking members and don’t click or share any Reviewed content today. #gannettgreed

[Kati Kokal @katikokal]

I know everyone is dunking on this, but I’m going to add on.

Last year @Gannett laid off at least 600 ppl and stopped filling 400 jobs. People had to wait almost 2 months for their severance, which btw was capped at 26 years.

Local this, local that. Where are the priorities?