With the holidays in full swing, we’re sharing our wish list: fair compensation, AI protections, work-life balance, better benefits, and layoff protections. We’ll need solidarity from both the public and our fellow union members to make it happen. Happy holidays, from the Hearst Union! ❤️

Our Hearst Union members work tirelessly to compile the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts. As we prepare for our first day of bargaining on December 8, we know the best deal is one that respects and values workers.

Our NYC teams flooded the floors of Hearst Tower with @wgaeast.bsky.social shirts! While we each bring unique perspectives to work (our strength!) the matching ‘fits are a reminder of the power we wield when we unite to improve our workplace. When things get tough, we’ll always stand together. #1u

When we show up for each other, we all win! Our Weingarten rights give us access to a union representative in disciplinary meetings, helping create a more supportive and transparent workplace.

Creating fair, transparent processes matters. Thanks to our union, employees now have clear pathways to file grievances (a formal complaint filed against the employer alleging a union contract violation) with the backing and support we all deserve. Another step toward a more equitable workplace!

In the tumultuous media industry, guaranteed severance is a necessary security. Our first contract ensures laid-off employees get at least 4 weeks of severance because when companies cut jobs, stability and respect should be guaranteed.

After many of our members went years(!) without any raises, we were proud to win guaranteed annual increases in our 2023 contract. Now, we’re aiming for annual salary increases that exceed the rate of inflation, providing us the means for the healthy and fulfilling lives we deserve.

Raising starting salaries in our 2023 contract was a huge win. As the cost of living continues to rise, we’re ready to keep building on that progress. Everyone deserves pay that keeps pace with life!

We’re still so proud of the first contract we ratified in 2023 after three long years of bargaining with Hearst. Now, the Hearst Magazines Media Union is stronger than ever and ready to return to the bargaining table to win more for our 500+ members. Stay tuned for updates!

Not only do strikes work—impending strike threats do as well!!! Congrats to @voxmediaunion.bsky.social on their new contract!!!!

BREAKING: The @voxmediaunion.bsky.social reached a tentative agreement with management on a new 3-year collective bargaining agreement! The 250-member unit will vote to ratify the contract in the coming days. As a deal has now been reached, there will not be any pickets outside Vox Media’s office.

three years ago, Vox Media reached an agreement with its union securing one of the *strongest* contracts in digital media. and now they won't budge on basic protections? shame on management. solidarity with my vox media union pals!!!! i hear they're ready to strike!!!

We have so far been unable to reach a deal with Vox Media that includes fair pay, AI protections, competitive benefits, improved severance and layoff procedures. Should we not reach a fair contract tonight, our 250-member @VoxMediaUnion.bsky.social has overwhelmingly authorized a strike. ⏰ @vox.com

Every little bit helps.

@voxmediaunion.bsky.social is READY TO STRIKE

@voxmediaunion.bsky.social's contract expires this Friday. You can show support by sending a letter to Jim Bankoff (not to be confused with the famous herb, Jim Spanfeller) and various Vox board members to urge them to agree to fair contract pronto. actionnetwork.org/letters/help...

Lots of awful things happening this week, but I'm still rooting for @voxmediaunion.bsky.social to secure a fair contract! Their win helps establish industry standard practices (basic job protections against AI, higher salary floors, layoff policies, etc.), and ensures a brighter future in media.

it’s sign-making day for the @voxmediaunion.bsky.social. There’s two days left in our contract, and we’re ready to strike if management isn’t willing to agree to a fair deal.

thank you so much to @adamconover.net for showing up for us today and reminding Vox Media management the importance of HUMAN labor

This is an incredible crew of folks fighting to enshrine crucial protections in their union contract. That contract will be looked to by many other unions and companies as they navigate this world that is so deeply hostile to the journalism and the truth. Give them your support!

Do you like my picket sign 🤭 @voxmediaunion.bsky.social

Strikes work.

The AFL-CIO Sports Council unions and all of America’s labor movement stand in solidarity with @wgaeast.bsky.social members at SB Nation and Vox Media as they fight for a strong contract with fair pay, strong benefits, AI protections and job security ✊

ONLY THREE DAYS are left before @voxmediaunion’s contract expires and we’re STILL WAITING for a fair contract with salaries that reflect inflation, proposals to not replace us with AI, and include the Dodo in our union. @voxmedia, stop dragging your feet and bargain with us in good faith.

Clock's ticking with three days left in our union contract. We started our day with some Vox Media Union solidarity courtesy of Chris Gethard, Greg Iwinski, and @wgaeast.bsky.social across the table from Vox management today!

Positively infuriating we have to keep doing this for our colleagues, but if you're down to contribute to mutual aid for Polygon staffers, here's the link: gofund.me/df9eccb1

solidarity with co-workers brings me joy www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

If you love @NYMag and the work that @nymagunion.bsky.social does to make it, join our friends like Julia Fox, Anna Delvey & John Early and add your name to our pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

It’s getting real y’all. 97% of New York Magazine Union members just signed a pledge to walk out of work if we don’t get a fair contract from Vox Media. If you love @nymag.com and the work we do, sign our solidarity pledge to support us in the event of a walkout: nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

In light of yesterday's layoffs at Vox.com, the Vox Media Union is still raising cash to benefit all workers laid off by Vox Media in December and January. Please toss these folks a couple of bucks if you're able. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Merry Christmas! I hope every manager and boss who had a hand in laying off 67 @hearstunion.bsky.social members this year finally realized that they're the villains of every Christmas Carol

We're proud of the union contracts we’ve won in film, television, news, podcasts and online media. In the name of transparency, we put all our contracts online. Find your WGAE contract or explore what others in your industry have won here: https://www.wgaeast.org/guild-contracts/ #UnionStrong

Gutted by more layoffs in this industry. I once barely scraped by thanks to one of these funds after being laid off by Vox. I've donated to a few of these now and I sure wish it wasn't this way. Give if you can. gofund.me/158560c8

If you’ve got some spare cash, I’d love it if you could toss a few bucks to my colleagues who lost their jobs today. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

"Eater is reorganizing its cities coverage into a regional model in an effort to most efficiently serve the needs of its audience, according to Bankoff." Wait, how exactly does that serve the audience? Do they assume I... travel out of state to eat? www.adweek.com/media/vox-me...

Got a gofundme here for all our affected colleagues today gofund.me/1699cd82

Every year, company leadership sits in all-hands meetings and tells us how great our work is, how integral it is to the overall mission. And every year, we end up with less - less resources, less support, fewer people - than the year before. Seems like a bad way of doing business but what do i know

Feels like news of Hearst layoffs literally just swept my timeline, now watching news of layoffs and restructuring at Vox Media and Condé Nast. Perpetually infuriating to watch workers get scapegoated, and the loss of even more great work in this field.

Layoffs always suck, but layoffs right before the holidays..................... don't they make movies about this where people are visited by ghosts isnt that a whole genre

Eater's Cities sites are literally the first thing I check when I travel. This sucks. Solidarity to everyone affected, and let me know where y'all end up so I can follow you.

The way they are trying to reorganize Eater right now is, I cannot emphasize this enough, so fucking stupid. We are working to mitigate this impact as much as possible for our unit. And good job Vox Media, you just made us all even more pissed as we head into bargaining our third contract

Solidarity with my colleagues at Thrillist and Eater who were laid off. Hire them!

It's also extremely frustrating that we’re shuttering our fantastic travel vertical and Eater's regional coverage in a moment where the country is growing both more isolationist and polarized, when we desperately need journalists who can help us connect to our own communities and others worldwide.

Hello Bluesky. Sucks that this is our first post. A statement from the Vox Media Union and @wgaeast.bsky.social on today's layoffs. Please stay tuned for more details on how you can support our colleagues who were impacted today.

grateful to @charlottetklein.bsky.social for her coverage here. Corporate greed is going to kill our industry. Solidarity with @hearstunion.bsky.social as they continue to provide the only protection a worker can count on.

Happy Thanksgiving from Hearst, where nearly 200 people were laid off across all categories of editorial, ad sales, product, and PR. nymag.com/intelligence...

someone better hire @erikawynn.bsky.social bc she will INSTANTLY make your newsroom that much better!!!!