Seattle Times reporters demand contract limits on AI job cuts
Seattle Times journalists picketed outside their offices, pressing management to add guarantees against AI replacing newsroom jobs to their new contract. The union says talks are stuck over AI and wages. Management has agreed not to use AI for interviews or writing but won't promise to protect photojournalists, copy editors, and other roles. Leaders say they're piloting limited AI tools; every use must get newsroom leadership sign-off.
- Union wants all newsroom roles shielded from AI replacement
- Management only guarantees protections for interviews, story writing
- Seattle Times says no AI-written news is published
- AI used for transcription, data analysis, and piloting video scanning
- Similar disputes are emerging at other local publications
Sources covering this
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