CSTGuild.bsky.social

Safeguarding the future of the Chicago Sun-Times. Loud and proud members of the @ChiNewsGuild.

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

The Sun-Times Guild and WBEZ’s SAG-AFTRA are UNION STRONG in our fights for a fair contract.

We stand together in our respective fights for the pay, protections and assurances the union workers who bring you Chicago’s headlines — online, on the radio and in print — deserve.

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Thank you!

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Our fight for AI protections isn’t just for us, it’s for the integrity of your local news.

Human journalists:
-verify info we publish
-have meaningful connections with our communities
-put creativity/emotion into our stories

AI can’t. Tell CPM management what you think below ⬇️

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Join us in demanding no layoffs due to AI from Chicago Public Media!

Emails for CPM’s management are in the reply ⬇️

[The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild]

“Our two priorities involved fairer pay and AI protections and, thanks to the unions that came before us and fought for those same principles, we were able to reach an agreement in record time,” said reporter Josh Moyer.

Read more: https://t.co/I3fK9YgcUr

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Join us in demanding no layoffs due to AI from Chicago Public Media!

Emails for CPM’s management are in the reply ⬇️

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Solidarity to our suburban colleagues @dhnewsguild in their fight for union recognition!

[Daily Herald News Guild @dhnewsguild]

Support our attempts to unionize by sending this letter to management...

https://t.co/DfoBnhMQDa

[The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild]

🚨Journalists at the Daily Herald in Illinois are unionizing after experiencing eight rounds of buyouts and layoffs over the past 10 years, culminating with the dismissal of 12 workers earlier this month. Give them a follow at @dhnewsguild.

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Today our members showed up to bargaining to once again tell CPM we're asking for real protection:

• No layoffs due to generative Al
• No cutting hours/pay due to GenAl
• No eliminating future jobs to make room for GenAl
• GenAl can't write or create our editorial content

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

The Chicago Sun-Times Guild is fighting for generative AI protections at the bargaining table.

Follow along as we continue to push for a fair contract.

[Indianapolis Newspaper Guild @indynewsguild]

The Indianapolis News Guild stands with our unionized colleagues at @USATODAYCo who took a lunch break today in support of guardrails against AI slop, ethical use of technology and human-centered journalism ✍️
#noslopinourshop

[Milwaukee News Guild Ⓜ️ @mkenewsguild]

Congrats to @ctimesnewsguild for joining together to create a better workplace that will continue producing vital journalism for years to come! The Milwaukee News Guild joins in supporting the @CapTimes journalists who announced today they are forming a union. Solidarity

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Happy International Worker's Day! Chicago is a union town and we’re proud to be part of a long history of solidarity that won us our rights

For May Day, we keep up the tradition of many before us as we fight for a fair contract and stand in solidarity with others doing the same

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Our thoughts are with our @CTGuild siblings who are once again falling prey to the vultures at Alden Global Capital.

[Chicago Tribune Guild @CTGuild]

Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Solidarity with our colleagues at the Tribune Guild!

[Chicago Tribune Guild @CTGuild]

The @chicagotribune is offering buyouts to our journalists. This move by Alden Global Capital, our rapacious ownership group, shows a total lack of vision and respect for the newsroom and the city we serve. We will do whatever we can to support our members. (1/4)

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

Our members go to great lengths to build trust with our sources and communities and are horrified by this slop syndication.

We call on Chicago Public Media management to do everything it can to prevent repeating this disaster in the future.

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

The Sun-Times Guild is aware of the third-party “summer guide” content in the Sunday, May 18 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.

This was a syndicated section produced externally without the knowledge of the members of our newsroom. 🧵👇

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

The fact that it was sixty-plus pages of this “content” is very concerning — primarily for our relationship with our audience but also for our union’s jurisdiction.