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After more than 9 months of negotiations, The Press Democrat Guild finally has a new contract! Our members voted, with nearly 98% in support, to ratify a 3-year agreement that guarantees raises for every member each year. 1/8

Embarcadero Media’s newsroom is unionizing! We support @EMNewsGuild’s right to unionize and the staff’s desire for a diverse, equitable newsroom. They deserve living wages and a seat at the table where decisions impacting their livelihoods are made. Welcome to @PacMediaGuild!

Grace, the guild dog, is “kicking ass for the working class” on Labor Day. 🐶✊ #LaborDay #LaborDay2023 #Union #UnionStrong #UnionProud #Solidarity #DogsUnited #DogDays

Happy Labor Day to all journalists (and workers in all industries) fighting for better wages and working conditions! ✊ #UnionStrong #UnionProud #UnionsForAll #LaborDay #Solidarity

It takes a special kind of person to work as a journalist: strong & persevering, yet open-minded & empathetic. Today’s conscientious young journalists are leading the way to tomorrow’s more equitable, diverse and just society. Their idealism inspires us and illuminates our world.

As journalists, we’re used to talking to people about issues that concern them and the community. We listen, we ask questions, we take notes, we shoot photos. We rarely talk about ourselves, our struggles or our dreams. Tonight we did. Thank you for listening. #SonomaCounty

Being a journalist is a privilege. We do this work because we care deeply about our community, and we believe local journalism helps keep the community strong. But we also need to be fairly compensated for the work that we do. Because good journalism isn’t cheap… 1/5

The Press Democrat Guild is at Santa Rosa’s Wednesday Night Market, encouraging the public to support local journalists. We’re seeking better wages and working conditions. We believe that investing in newsroom staff is good for local journalism and good for the community.

Support local journalists seeking better wages and working conditions! Today, we wore our guild t-shirts in The Press Democrat newsroom, on assignment and in video calls to show we stand united. Tonight, we’re handing out flyers at Santa Rosa’s Wednesday Night Market. Join us!

Today, The Press Democrat is hosting a Celebration of Award Winning Journalism. We appreciate this recognition. But we also need better wages and working conditions. That’s why we are attending today’s event in Guild t-shirts and encouraging guests to support local journalists.

🧵Over half of the journalists at The Press Democrat, Petaluma Argus-Courier, Sonoma Index-Tribune and North Bay Business Journal are low income earners. None of us make enough to live comfortably in the community we serve. That’s why we’re fighting for fair wages. 1/6

Ready to fight for a fair contract! Collective bargaining resumes today. Follow along for updates! #UnionStrong

Contract negotiations resume today! Here’s a video update on what we’re bringing to the table. #UnionStrong

We’re on TikTok! Follow @pdguild on Twitter and TikTok for updates as we enter the contract bargaining process.

We’re going into contract negotiations today hoping to improve working conditions for all of our guild members — the reporters, photographers, copy editors and online producers at The Press Democrat. Follow along for updates on our progress for a fair contract! #UnionStrong