WXXI News reports Unionized Reporters represented by the Newspaper Guild of Rochester and who are employed at the Democrat & Chronicle have gone on Strike after being unable to reach an agreement on a new contract with the newspaper’s owner, Gannett.  Reporters have been without a contract since 2019.  A statement released by the Union on Saturday (April 6th) said Journalists are protesting “Unfair Labor Practices by Gannett” and are demanding a “living wage and basic protections on the job” - including protections from the misuse of Artificial Intelligence.

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