Celeste Lavin
@celestelavin.bsky.social
Homepage Editor at The New York Times | She/They
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After more than 3 YEARS on strike facing relentless union busting, @pghguild.com members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have won!
This is a testament to the power that working people have when we stand in solidarity with each other.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
This is a testament to the power that working people have when we stand in solidarity with each other.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
After more than 3 YEARS on strike facing relentless union busting, @pghguild.com members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have won!
This is a testament to the power that working people have when we stand in solidarity with each other.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
This is a testament to the power that working people have when we stand in solidarity with each other.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
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A skirmish led to arrests in the street, and protesters jeered back and forth with those lining up to attend the event, held two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Anti-fascist protesters clash with attendees outside Turning Point event at UC Berkeley
A skirmish led to arrests in the street, and protesters jeered back and forth with those lining up to attend the event, held two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A skirmish led to arrests in the street, and protesters jeered back and forth with those lining up to attend the event, held two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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New York will have its first Muslim mayor. Virginia will have its first female governor. And for the first time in U.S. history, a Muslim woman will hold statewide office. Here's a look at historic firsts from Tuesday's elections. nyti.ms/4nDyvKs
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New York will have its first Muslim mayor. Virginia will have its first female governor. And for the first time in U.S. history, a Muslim woman will hold statewide office. Here's a look at historic firsts from Tuesday's elections. nyti.ms/4nDyvKs
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NEW: ICE is attacking journalists in Chicago, and the @chicagonewsguild.bsky.social is fighting back.
"Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com.
The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it.
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...
"Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com.
The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it.
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...
"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protests
Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.
www.axios.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEW: ICE is attacking journalists in Chicago, and the @chicagonewsguild.bsky.social is fighting back.
"Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com.
The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it.
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...
"Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com.
The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it.
www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...
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The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
"The New York Times Guild unit of the NewsGuild of New York joins AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters in urging the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza." mailchi.mp/nyguild.org/...
A Statement from the Times Guild Unit Council in Support of Gaza’s Journalists
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July 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"The New York Times Guild unit of the NewsGuild of New York joins AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters in urging the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza." mailchi.mp/nyguild.org/...
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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“Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact,” she wrote.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
Judge Ana Reyes said the policy is “soaked in animus” and discriminates against transgender people.
With Chloe Atkins for @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Judge Ana Reyes said the policy is “soaked in animus” and discriminates against transgender people.
With Chloe Atkins for @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said the policy is “soaked in animus” and discriminates against transgender people.
www.nbcnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact,” she wrote.
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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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🚨 BREAKING: Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
Joe Biden Frees Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
www.huffpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
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NEW: The staff of the Athletic has signed union cards and today petitioned NYT management to join the Times Guild www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Journalists for the Athletic push to join the New York Times union
It’s unclear whether the Times, which shuttered its own sports desk after buying the Athletic, will fight the journalists’ effort to join the bargaining unit.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEW: The staff of the Athletic has signed union cards and today petitioned NYT management to join the Times Guild www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Sports Job ARE Times Guild Jobs.
January 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sports Job ARE Times Guild Jobs.
Sports jobs are union jobs - folks at The Athletic are ny colleagues and they should be in the Guild with me, too!!
January 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Sports jobs are union jobs - folks at The Athletic are ny colleagues and they should be in the Guild with me, too!!
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my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social:
I interviewed trans teens across the U.S.—including L.W., the 16-year-old at the heart of U.S. v. Skrmetti—on their fears and anxieties about the threat of gender-affirming care bans and a looming Trump admin.
"Trans healthcare is suicide prevention, at its core."
I interviewed trans teens across the U.S.—including L.W., the 16-year-old at the heart of U.S. v. Skrmetti—on their fears and anxieties about the threat of gender-affirming care bans and a looming Trump admin.
"Trans healthcare is suicide prevention, at its core."
U.S. v. Skrmetti: Teen At Heart of the Supreme Court's Trans Healthcare Case Calls It "Body Horror"
What trans teens fear about U.S. v. Skrmetti, reported from the steps of the Supreme Court.
www.teenvogue.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social:
I interviewed trans teens across the U.S.—including L.W., the 16-year-old at the heart of U.S. v. Skrmetti—on their fears and anxieties about the threat of gender-affirming care bans and a looming Trump admin.
"Trans healthcare is suicide prevention, at its core."
I interviewed trans teens across the U.S.—including L.W., the 16-year-old at the heart of U.S. v. Skrmetti—on their fears and anxieties about the threat of gender-affirming care bans and a looming Trump admin.
"Trans healthcare is suicide prevention, at its core."
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✊🎉WE HAVE A DEAL 🎉✊
We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with @nytimes.com, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:
We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with @nytimes.com, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:
December 11, 2024 at 8:06 PM
✊🎉WE HAVE A DEAL 🎉✊
We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with @nytimes.com, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:
We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with @nytimes.com, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:
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NEW: Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court. Not only was Chase Strangio arguing Wednesday, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom, as were many other trans lawyers, journalists, and observers.
"Trans people were not hidden Wednesday, and that matters."
"Trans people were not hidden Wednesday, and that matters."
Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court
Not only was Chase Strangio arguing, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom Wednesday, as were many other trans people: lawyers, journalists, observers. It matters.
www.lawdork.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:24 PM
NEW: Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court. Not only was Chase Strangio arguing Wednesday, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom, as were many other trans lawyers, journalists, and observers.
"Trans people were not hidden Wednesday, and that matters."
"Trans people were not hidden Wednesday, and that matters."
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So excited this is now available to all journalists everywhere! Disability is part of society -- 28.7% of American adults are disabled -- yet many journalists don't know how to cover disability, so either ignore it altogether or produce stories with harmful misrepresentation. Listen and learn today!
🎙️NEW: The IRE Podcast features our AccessFest24 panel “Disability is part of every beat.”
Journalists Jen Deerinwater, @lygianavarro.bsky.social, @infamouslyshort.bsky.social discuss how to cover topics, like climate change and poverty, through a disability lens. www.ire.org/new-ire-radi...
Journalists Jen Deerinwater, @lygianavarro.bsky.social, @infamouslyshort.bsky.social discuss how to cover topics, like climate change and poverty, through a disability lens. www.ire.org/new-ire-radi...
IRE Radio Podcast
This episode features three accomplished journalists discussing how disability is part of every beat.
www.ire.org
November 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM
So excited this is now available to all journalists everywhere! Disability is part of society -- 28.7% of American adults are disabled -- yet many journalists don't know how to cover disability, so either ignore it altogether or produce stories with harmful misrepresentation. Listen and learn today!
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Florida schools and colleges have become a testing ground for conservative policies meant to limit or expunge what Republicans describe as “woke” indoctrination. Rather than trying to regulate what a professor can say, the new strategy aims to remove entire courses.
Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Florida schools and colleges have become a testing ground for conservative policies meant to limit or expunge what Republicans describe as “woke” indoctrination. Rather than trying to regulate what a professor can say, the new strategy aims to remove entire courses.
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"In messages circulated on Friday, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm.”
"As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza, the State Department is discouraging diplomats working on Middle East issues from making public statements suggesting the U.S. wants to see less violence" www.huffpost.com/entry/state-...
Leaked Emails Warn U.S. Diplomats Against Calling For ‘De-Escalation’ In Gaza
As Israel escalates its offensive, U.S. diplomats are being discouraged from publicly using three phrases that would urge calm.
www.huffpost.com
October 13, 2023 at 4:08 PM
"In messages circulated on Friday, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm.”
This map by @erininthemorning.bsky.social is essential journalism www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...
Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Assessment Map: New Adult Map
This map shows the 2-year risk for anti-trans laws. For the first time, included in this release is a new adult map showing the risk for trans adults in the United States.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 19, 2023 at 11:27 PM
This map by @erininthemorning.bsky.social is essential journalism www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...