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Monica Velez
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Freelance reporter 📍Bay Area, CA | Alum: @edsource.org @theseattletimes.bsky.social, @fresnobee.bsky.social, @kvprnews.bsky.social | Always tip your bartender & local journalist | Hablo español | she/her/ella
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@edsource.org is unionizing today! We're forming @edsourceguild.bsky.social. I'm proud to stand with my colleagues as we work for a secure and thriving future for our newsroom.
January 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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@edsource.org is unionizing today! I’m proud to stand with my colleagues as we work for a secure and thriving future for our newsroom. @edsourceguild.bsky.social #EdSourceGuild
January 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Exciting news! As a member of @edsourceguild.bsky.social I’m proud to stand with my colleagues as we work for a secure and thriving future for our newsroom. #EdSourceGuild
January 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Proud to stand with #EdSourceGuild!
edsourceguild.bsky.social EdSource Guild @edsourceguild.bsky.social · Jan 17
The reporters of @edsource.org are excited to announce the formation of the #EdSourceGuild.
The work of EdSource journalists has never been more crucial, given the continuous threats to democracy and the unprecedented challenges facing the public education system. Since its founding, EdSource has grown from an authoritative source of school financial data and analysis to California’s leading education news source. By unionizing, EdSource Guild members hope to maintain our organization's relentless drive for critical and ethical journalism, while building an inclusive and equitable newsroom. At a critical time for press freedoms and with the rights of journalists under constant threat, we also want to stand with our fellow organized workers in this age-old craft to protect the cherished common duty to inform the public without fear or favor. Our job is to hold the powerful accountable and be advocates for students, parents, educators and taxpayers. Now, this union must balance the scales of power and decision-making within our organization. Our award-winning stories, investigations, data analysis, podcasts, roundtables and documentaries illuminate the toughest education issues and inform students, families and education decision-makers about California schools. EdSource journalists are often called upon by television and radio shows to discuss our stories and provide meaningful context to education issues. To preserve and protect quality journalism, to have a say in decisions that affect coverage and to be fairly compensated for this work, EdSource reporters must unionize. We want to create a culture that embraces a healthy work-life balance, and we want to be a destination where talented journalists can spend their careers. That requires adequate compensation that keeps up with the skyrocketing cost of living in California. Unionizing will help us create the best version of EdSource, protect our work and mission, and preserve this organization’s legacy for the future.
January 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM