Amid internal uncertainty, the VTDigger’s new union contract guarantees journalists’ input on AI use

After a year of negotiating, the VTDigger Guild ratified its second-ever union contract on April 1 with VTDigger, the nonprofit news outlet covering Vermont. The new four-year agreement guarantees a 32.5% increase to the minimum salary for reporters, more paid time off, and journalists input on the use of artificial intelligence. Here s what the contract announcement says about AI: Provisions on u