NOW: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle town hall on the damage @Gannett has done to the paper -- a microcosm of the destruction it’s waged on local papers around the country.

Since 2011, @DandC has lost **76%** of its staff. Up first: Gary Craig (@gcraig1), a reporter at the D&C, intro'ing our speakers, including D&C journalists and Rochester community members.

All union Workers have Weingarten rights—the right to demand a steward be in any meeting with the boss that could lead to discipline. Our union is training an army of stewards to protect one another. We’ve put together a checklist to help stewards prepare. Let’s talk about it! 🧵 Before the meeting: Both the steward and the worker being called into the meeting have the right to know what the meeting is about before it happens. If the worker being called into the meeting does not know, the steward has the right to ask management!

VICTORY! Today editorial employees of Insider overwhelmingly voted, 241-14 to be represented by @nyguild in a National Labor Relations Board election @insiderunion nyguild.org/post/editorial… This victory came after more than 80% of the editorial staff requested and were denied voluntary recognition from Insider management. The employees then voted in a mail-ballot election at the NLRB, winning in a landslide.

Just Cause is the foundation of union contracts. It’s a critical mechanism of due process for media workers, especially for our BIPOC colleagues, to ensure the editorial integrity of our industry. Now employers are attempting to undermine this essential job protection. (1/6) What is "just cause"? It establishes a clear standard for termination, meaning workers can't be fired simply because the boss doesn't like their politics, their opinions, or the look on their faces. It's protected journalists at outlets like the New York Times for decades. (2/6)