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WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

It is such a financially precariously time for many, but if you have a spare dollar or two, throw ‘em toward some laid-off journalists www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with... #WGAEstrong

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Journalist opposition to Google’s proposed California deal grows — Media Guild of the West Google's proposed California deal isn’t supported in its current form by a single organization representing California’s journalists and news workers.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Google’s proposed AI and newsroom funding deal to avoid regulation in California isn’t supported in its current form by a single organization representing California’s journalists and news workers. www.mediaguildwest.org/news/journal...

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CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start.

Walgreens will start selling mifepristone in small number of pharmacies in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois; while CVS will start selling mifepristone in Massachusetts and R.I. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/h...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled abortion providers could challenge the state’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion. This overruled a decades-long precedent that stopped providers from such a challenge (and if successful, greater access to abortion)
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Support a fair contract for WGAE members at Onion, Inc. To send a letter, fill out the required fields on this page and tap "Start Writing" At contract negotiations on Thursday, January 11, WGAE members at Onion, Inc. presented G/O Media – Onion, Inc.'s...

So proud to support my former colleagues at The Onion Union in their contract battle against G/O Media. The unit is prepared to strike and I just wrote a letter in support of a fair contract. Write your own here: actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

BREAKING: A grand jury ended the case against Brittany Watts, the Ohio woman who was criminally charged after her miscarriage. The charges have been dropped.

Leading Abortion Research Group Employs Law Firm That Gave Thousands to Anti-Abortion Politicians The Guttmacher Employees Union is demanding management cut ties with its union-busting law firm, which has donated to Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, and others.

During negotiations, Guttmacher retained one of the country’s most prolific union-busting firms, whose employees donated six-figures to anti-abortion politicians jezebel.com/leading-abor...

Reproductive Rights Specialist Fired Hours After Company’s Successful Union Election: 'It Was Brut... Sam Heyne talked to Jezebel about being fired from the nation's leading abortion rights research group, hours after she helped her colleagues unionize.

The Guttmacher employees union went through the wringer: Hours after voting to unionize, one of its organizers was fired. I interviewed Sam for @jezebeldoctcom.bsky.social jezebel.com/guttmacher-e...

Guttmacher Employees United on Instagram: "Exciting news 🤩🎉✊ We’re so glad to announce th... 36 likes, 2 comments - guttunion on January 10, 2024: "Exciting news 🤩🎉✊ We’re so glad to announce that we’ve ratified our first contract! ..."

Congrats to Guttmacher Employees United on the majority vote to ratify its first contract. The union has been negotiating since Sept 2022. www.instagram.com/p/C17PcrZgYeE

Thank you to @wbur.org and Deepa Fernandes for having me on to talk about the void left by the closure of Jezebel www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

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Indiana's near-total abortion isn't going back into effect — yet - Indiana Capital Chronicle Despite confusion, Indiana’s near-total abortion ban will not take effect until the state Supreme Court certifies its June ruling.

Indiana’s abortion ban is NOT in effect. State supreme court can’t certify its legal opinion as there are pending hearings https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/08/01/indianas-near-total-abortion-isnt-going-back-into-effect-yet/

Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Indiana, Kentucky v. Labrador | American Civil Libert... On April 5, a group of health care providers and advocates sued to stop Idaho Attorney General Labrador from applying a legal opinion in which he claims that health care providers cannot refer patient...

NEW: Federal judge temporarily stopped enforcement of Idaho AG Raúl Labrador’s legal opinion that decided the state abortion ban also banned doctors from making referrals to out-of-state abortion care https://www.aclu.org/cases/planned-parenthood-great-northwest-hawaii-indiana-kentucky-v-labrador

Missouri Supreme Court Allows Abortion Ballot Initiative to Move Ahead The effort to put abortion rights before voters was held up when the attorney general said the state auditor had vastly underestimated the potential cost to taxpayers.

Another state will vote on abortion: Missouri supreme court allows abortion ballot measure to move forward

Ohio Conservatives, Afraid of Losing Abortion Referendum, Try to Make It About Trans Panic A referendum would enshrine abortion in the state constitution, but rightwingers are trying to convince voters it would allow unfettered gender-affirming care.

Ohio rightwingers are already fighting against the amendment, by trying to initiate trans panic. https://jezebel.com/ohio-conservatives-afraid-of-losing-abortion-referendu-1850660262

Abortion, recreational marijuana campaigns hit signature requirements in Northeast Ohio counties Thursday was the deadline for county boards of elections to submit to the state the signatures for each measure that they verified.

Ohio abortion proposal that would amend the state constitution has early numbers in northeastern counties to show it’ll likely qualify for the November election https://t.co/7a4yq4ix4x

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