Update: our strike begins at 12:01 am Saturday and doesn’t end until Gannett agrees to a contract that appropriately values its journalists.

Donations to our strike fund will help sustain our members while we fight for what we deserve. gofundme.com/f/support-unio…

Tomorrow NewsGuild-CWA members will be on ULP strikes at four newsrooms: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Long Beach Post, Austin American-Statesman and now the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. ⚡️⚡️⚡️Stand with the strikers!

1/ “It seems a little alarmist. No one is seeing a real uptick in these sorts of cases”

Spent time in Queens Housing Court & talked to lawyers for landlords/homeowners/tenants about NYC’s “squatter” scourge

They say those cases remain rare

Gothamist
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'This doesn’t mean he can’t be evicted — he’s in court right now while the family who bought the house tries to do just that, and his next hearing is scheduled for April. It just may take time.'

Concise explainer on this whole thing from Bridget Read: curbed.com/article/nyc-sq…

Glad to see reporters like Bridget Read debunk the Squatter Myth perpetuated by right-wing media & the real estate lobby. NYC tenant laws already exempt actual squatters. Recent 'squatter' frenzy stories are just propaganda to gut tenant protections. curbed.com/article/nyc-sq…

NEW: Landlords netted an average 10.4% increase in operating income in 2022, per city report out today. Rent Guidelines Board will consider that (and pending report on landlord costs) as it embarks on annual rent freeze debate, Janaki Chadha reports:

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He saved his little daughter in 2020, covering her body w/his as Beirut port blast blew in their windows. Now The Wall Street Journal lays off Dion Nissenbaum.

For ~20y he braved artillery, air strikes, blindfolded trips to militant HQs. And more - those are just a few i know bc I was with him!

a good day to be back at the bargaining table for New York Magazine New York MagazineUnion 🚬 🚬 #NewContractNewYork

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NO NEPO BABY CONTRACTS HERE! our second contract WILL stand on its own even if it had an original inside track it will NOT be done any favors!!!

Incredibly proud to support (and express my unending gratitude to) the NYMag Union, which today heads back to the bargaining table to fight for a strong contract to support all this filthy, juicy viral content you all keep tweeting about #NewContractNewYork #NewContractNewYork

A strong contract is highbrow brilliant! I’m proud to support the @nymagunion as we head back to the bargaining table today #NewContractNewYork

well we just happen to be back at the bargaining table today 😎

We keep seeing this across our country -- unchecked corporate greed followed by hard-working people losing their jobs. This is the year -- more than ever -- where our union is standing up and saying: WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH.