Open Bargaining Today and a Coffee Break

Yesterday, Dow Jones laid off 11 IAPE members and some of our non-union colleagues. We're furious and heartbroken for those who lost their jobs.

After more than 300 days of bargaining, we continue to ask the company to recognize our work with a fair contract. Instead they’re cutting jobs despite record profits, avoiding questions about rumored restructuring and holding a town hall about artificial intelligence instead of negotiating with us about it at the bargaining table.

So what can we do about it?

Join open bargaining at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See your email to register.

Later today, join your colleagues in your bureau or on Zoom for a 15-minute coffee break at 4:00 p.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. PDT. If your managers expect you to be working at that time, tell them you’re busy. Let’s show solidarity for our colleagues who were laid off and discuss future actions.

In-person break locations will be announced later today. Join our coffee break via Zoom (meeting link emailed to all members).

Set your away message on Slack to "I'm on a coordinated coffee break in solidarity with our colleagues laid off this week. No more layoffs! Fair contract now!"

We’re sick of the way management is treating us—now is the time to show it!