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September 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Today, we sent a letter to @themarshallproject.org‬ leadership expressing concern about their denial of bargaining obligations. Management has repeatedly denied members Weingarten rights, engaged in an illegal layoff, and more — we need your help to demand that management bargain in good faith.
Dear Katrice and Geraldine, We are deeply concerned about the manner in which The Marshall Project has been treating our members and approaching the bargaining process. Recently, The Marshall Project leadership has betrayed our organization’s values and compromised our position in the industry and the journalism we pursue. It’s time for that to change. The guild has worked tirelessly and in good faith on proposals that would keep high-quality health care affordable for Marshallers. We have also been steadfast in asserting that all recognized members deserve due process and fair treatment required under the law. The organization, in turn, has increasingly taken anti-worker stances that have eroded trust and created a culture that makes it difficult to do the work that makes us proud. Since the organization has taken such a hardline stance, refusing to work with the guild on the items listed below, we will be filing unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board and stepping up our public efforts to make it clear that we demand fair treatment. The following recent actions by the organization have taken an immense toll on the workers of The Marshall Project: 1. The organization has repeatedly denied steward representation to a member facing a Performance Improvement Plan and possible termination, as well as denying another member representation in their termination meeting last week. This denial is illegal, egregious, and completely out of line with standards across our industry and the labor movement going back decades. We are shocked that the organization would take such a hypocritical and prohibitive stance on this, given our mission. The union has filed an Unfair Labor Practice about this illegal violation of members’ Weingarten rights and demands that members be allowed steward representation in any meeting they feel is appropriate. 2. The organization has caused a retaliatory ripple effect with its actions against one employee that has touched an entire newsroom in Cleveland with negative effects that go against the stated purpose of collaboration with local media and our ability to make good on promises we made to readers. When the organization recognized members it had a duty to follow the law and not proceed with layoffs without bargaining. We have filed an Unfair Labor Practice for the illegal layoff of employees and management retaliation. 3. The organization made a unilateral change to our outside employment policy without bargaining, changing expectations to require managerial approval. We have always maintained a workplace where outside work is permitted and the organization’s sudden termination of Chris Vazquez without a steward, without an opportunity to stop the freelancing project, and without severance is unjust and defies our values. 4. The organization is employing a strategic erosion of status quo through small changes to past practice while we bargain our first contract, including erasure of our cost-of-living adjustment, a significant change to our health insurance, and modifying the evaluation process. The organization has inconsistently complied with requests for information, which does not reflect good faith in bargaining. The Marshall Project, in retaining union-busting law firm Kauff McGuire & Margolis, is willingly participating in the erosion of worker protections across our industry, a project that takes advantage of the current anti-worker political environment. When The Marshall Project voluntarily recognized our union last year, it touted a “longstanding commitment to a fair, equitable and inclusive workplace, with generous benefits.” We are demanding a return to these values.
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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transjournalists.org
Y'all just covered 25 hours for our admin assistant for next month. 💜 That frees up time for our team to focus on coverage guidance and programs to support trans journalists.
January 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.

Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

www.propublica.org/article/unit...

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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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Trans people are bracing themselves for more and more of this kind of treatment—inside prison and out—in the next several years. bsky.app/profile/jour...
journo-beth.bsky.social Beth Schwartzapfel @journo-beth.bsky.social · Dec 4
"When you're 1% of the population, hard to see how the democratic process will protect you." --Sonia Sotomayor
December 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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A new policy in effect in the Florida prison system says that gender-affirming care “may be requested by persons experiencing short-termed delusions or beliefs which may later be changed and reversed.” www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/10/n...
New Florida Policy on Trans Care in Prison Like “Conversion Therapy”
With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from trans people and compel them to cut their hair.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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Former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad ruled ruthlessly for over two decades. With the help of Russian and Iranian forces, he also carried out some of the most vicious acts of the country’s 13-year civil war. We have documented many of these, from chemical attacks to the bombing of hospitals 🧵
December 9, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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The Cuyahoga County Jail's new food vendor has been involved in controversy from Pittsburgh to New Mexico.

Allegations include rats falling into stew pots and a contraband smuggling network involving Summit Food employees.

TMP-CLE's newsletter here:

www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/05/w...
Will Police Drones Take Flight in Cleveland?
Cleveland finalizes a police drone flight policy. Will you be safe from flying eyes?
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December 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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SEPTA increased prices from $25 cents to $2 for Regional Rail and Metro riders in the Philadelphia region. Here's a complete breakdown of the price increases based on how you pay and what station you leave from: www.inquirer.com/transportati... via @inquirer.com
How much did SEPTA fares increase? A helpful breakdown of each service
SEPTA fares increased on Dec. 1 on subway, trolley, bus, and Regional Rail.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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regular reminder that if something’s going on in your immigrant community, your workplace —or if you’re just worried about how the incoming admin will impact you or people you care about, DMs are open. Ask for Signal. esp. if you’re an attorney, labor organizer, educator or HCW working w/ immigrants
Help ProPublica Reporters Investigate the Immigration System
We need your help to find productive ways to examine the country’s immigration system — what’s working and what isn’t. We especially want to hear from federal workers, attorneys, employers, labor advo...
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November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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ChatGPT search misrepresents results from publisher content, whether the newsrooms have deals with OpenAI or not, according to findings from our @towcenter.bsky.social research team www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...
How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content
ChatGPT search — which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing — launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively wi...
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November 28, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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The Marshall Project has a start pack! We’re so excited to be here.

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November 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Hey kids, do you like hard-hitting, thought-provoking investigative journalism about the criminal justice system? If so, do I have a starter pack for you go.bsky.app/2oPnQyH
November 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM