Our members are on the picket line today demanding a fair contract now! We want a fair disciplinary process, layoff protections & guardrails on artificial intelligence. Support us by donating to our strike fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

Two ProPublica employees holding up blue and yellow signs that read "ProPublica workers on strike for a fair contract." One employee also holds a white and red megaphone to his mouth.

ProPublica workers on strike, standing on the street and holding up signs.

A line of ProPublica workers chanting and holding up blue and yellow signs that read: ProPublica workers on strike for a fair contract.

Eight ProPublica workers can be seen in the background of this photo, holding up strike signs. In the foreground is a cluster of orange and yellow flowers surrounded by a black gate.

Our DC members are out in full force!

Today we’re striking to demand a fair contract, including layoff protections, AI guardrails, fair pay and a clear disciplinary process.

Join us: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

A woman wearing a "ProPublica Guild" shirt is interviewed with a microphone.

“We're fighting for fair pay because people deserve to be able to afford to stay in the jobs that they love. We're fighting for protections around AI because this work is done by humans.

We love this place. We believe in this work, and we are not backing down.”

— Katie Campbell, video journalist

“We're not asking for the moon here, despite what management keeps trying to tell us.

We need a fair and transparent disciplinary system that we can trust so that we can keep speaking truth to power, whether in the Oval Office or inside our newsroom.”

— Jeff Ernsthausen, senior data reporter

Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...

If you'd like to support us, let our management know that we deserve better, by signing this petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

ProPublica Journalists Strike for a Day, Partly Over A.I.

Our management has said no to all these common-sense protections that we deserve.

You can read more about our strike in the @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...

ProPublica Guild

We are fighting for a fair contract that includes industry-standard “just cause” job security, a fair and transparent disciplinary process, union steward representation when requested and guardrails ensuring AI does not replace journalists.

More at @propublicaguild.org: www.propublicaguild.org

My colleagues and I are on strike today. Please don't visit @propublica.org's website today — as we push for a fair contract.

We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today.

Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

To the ProPublica Board: It’s Time to Help Us Push for a Fair Contract — ProPublica Guild After 27 months of negotiations, it is well past time that ProPublica’s management agrees to the fair contract our union members deserve. Last week, with 99% of the unit voting, 92% voted to authoriz...

Today, we wrote to @propublica.org’s board of directors to inform them that our unit overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike and urge them to instruct management to agree to a fair contract now.

Read our letter here:
www.propublicaguild.org/updates/to-t...

A graphic reads “92% of participating ProPublica Guild members voted YES to authorize our bargaining committee to call for a strike.” The “92%” is very large. A ProPublica Guild logo is under the text.

1/ Today, we overwhelmingly voted to authorize a STRIKE as we fight for a fair contract with @propublica.org.

Donate to Support ProPublica Workers in Our Fight for a Fair Contract, organized by Eli Oberman We are the unionized workers at ProPublica, and we’re ready to… Eli Oberman needs your support for Support ProPublica Workers in Our Fight for a Fair Contract

Yesterday, 92% of us voted YES (w/ 99% participation) to authorize a strike if @propublica.org management refuses to compromise on core issues.

We need a fair contract that will protect the in-depth investigative reporting that our readers expect.

Support us: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

America’s Mental Barrier Archives American insurance companies — quietly, and with little government pushback — have assumed an outsize role in mental health care. People in pain are paying the price.

For more of @propublica.org's reporting on the ways insurers interfere with mental health care benefits, check out our 2024 series, America's Mental Barrier. www.propublica.org/series/ameri...

An EmblemHealth spokesperson said the insurer does “not admit” to the state attorney general's findings but agreed to the settlement “to avoid time-consuming litigation.” The spokesperson added the insurer has “focused on taking immediate steps to further support our members' access to care.”

They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer. A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as ...

This settlement also follows our reporting last month on a lawsuit filed by New York's city employees. You can read more on that legal battle here: www.propublica.org/article/embl...

State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It. State agencies say they’re holding insurers accountable for errors in provider directories. But ProPublica found that the actual actions taken so far do not match the regulators’ rhetoric.

The settlement comes after a 2024 ProPublica investigation examined how these errors can limit patients’ access to mental health care. www.propublica.org/article/ghos...

Insurer Agrees to Pay Millions for Failing to Fix Errors That Made It Harder for Customers to Get Mental Health Care EmblemHealth will compensate customers who paid out of pocket for mental health care because they couldn’t secure an appointment with a provider listed as being in-network. It also pledged to take add...

EmblemHealth, one of New York's largest health insurers, has agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement for failing to fix errors in its provider directory. You can read more about the settlement over at @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/embl...

A crowd of people with signs that read "ProPublica Workers: READY TO STRIKE" AND "PROTECT DEMOCRACY: PROTECT PROPUBLICA'S WORKERS"

A woman stands with a raise fist and a sign

A person stands with a megaphone and a sign that reads "ProPublica Workers Deserve Fair Pay"

We’re ready to strike! Our members are walking out of @propublica.org’s offices today to practice picketing and show we are serious about winning a fair contract. Support us by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them. Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest...

NEW: Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules.

Nor is there broad political support to invest more resources to protect foreign workers.

The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them. Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest...

The dramatic rise of farm labor contractors has led to rampant abuses. For the latest story in my @propublica.org series on the H-2A visa program, I've looked into some of the reasons why regulators have failed to stop foreign farmworkers from getting harmed:
www.propublica.org/article/h-2a...

They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer. A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as ...

A lawsuit filed by a group of New York City employees against their health insurer cites ProPublica's reporting on ghost networks, where health plans list providers who supposedly accept that insurance but who are not actually available to patients.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer. A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as ...

NEW: A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.

An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.

They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer.

The lawsuit cites @propublica.org's reporting on provider directory errors and how insurers have driven mental health providers to quit their networks. You can read all of our past coverage on the ways insurers interfere with mental health care here: www.propublica.org/series/ameri...

They Couldn’t Access Mental Health Care When They Needed It. Now They’re Suing Their Insurer. A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as ...

A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as being in-network. My latest for @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/embl...

Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse. Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.

Farmers have long relied on third-party contractors to source and manage farmworkers.

But all that outsourcing makes it hard for growers to know how workers are being treated — and makes it easy to ignore when they’re treated badly.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse. Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.

NEW: Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse. Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.

Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.

My latest for @propublica.org takes a close look at the program: www.propublica.org/article/fair...

Q&A: ProPublica’s Max Blau on bridging investigation and narrative, live at University of Georgia - The Sunday Long Read The SLR Podcast hit the road (somewhat virtually) for the first time this summer. SLR co-founder Jacob Feldman spoke to ProPublica’s Max Blau at the University of Georgia in partnership with the schoo...

I spoke with @thesundaylongread.bsky.social for their podcast, which was recorded live in front of the MFA students of @ugagrady.bsky.social. We chatted about how I reported on ghost networks for @propublica.org's "America's Mental Barrier" series.

Listen here: sundaylongread.com/2025/09/26/p...

A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap. Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it ...

Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life by coming to the U.S. on a farmworker visa. She ended up in a trap.

“Not all of us get to be smiled upon by the United States,” she said.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

“Proximity is power” : Max Blau on mixing investigative and feature writing (Live at UGA) Podcast Episode · The Sunday Long Read Podcast · 09/26/2025 · 1h 11m

Kudos to UGA MFA alum @maxblau.bsky.social for reporting a terrific story and thanks to @thesundaylongread.bsky.social for featuring him and our program on its podcast. Take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...