Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Britney Spears‘ first on-the-record, open court remarks about her unimaginably difficult time under the years-long conservatorship.
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The WGA East and Vox Media have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a threatened strike. The new contract covers writers, editors, reporters, producers, podcasters and other staffers who work for Vox, The Verge, Eater, Polygon, SB Nation, Recode and Seeker.
“We are thrilled to have reached a deal and it couldn’t have been done without the incredible solidarity among the Vox Media Union,” a guild spokesperson said this afternoon. “The agreement will go to guild members at Vox Media for a ratification vote next week. After the agreement is ratified, we will be able to share details of the deal.”
The two sides came to the brink of a strike but kept bargaining until a deal was reached. A “strike pledge” had been signed by 95% of the covered employees, and on Thursday, more than 300 of them signed a letter to their boss, CEO Jim Bankoff, taking him to task for demanding cost-of-living and 401(k) roll-backs. “Management continues to insist our members accept worse terms on our annual cost of living adjustments than we agreed to in our first contract,” they wrote. “This comes at a time of heightened financial hardship due to high inflation and rising cost of living expenses.”
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Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Britney Spears‘ first on-the-record, open court remarks about her unimaginably difficult time under the years-long conservatorship.
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WGA East members employed at Vox Media digital news outlets have voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract that was reached just hours before the union threatened to go on strike. According to the guild, 95% of those covered by the contract took part in the vote, and all but one voted to ratify it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Gearing up for a potential strike on Monday, more than 300 Vox Media employees have signed an angry letter to their boss, CEO Jim Bankoff. They were pandemic-shaming him for asking for cost-of-living and 401(K) roll-backs in the media conglomerate’s ongoing contract talks with the WGA East.
The proposed changes were approved with 98% of the vote, with only 40 members voting against. Twenty-four percent of all members participated in the vote.
WGA East members have voted overwhelmingly to approve changes to the guild’s constitution that are designed to ensure a more “balanced representation” of members by bridging the divide between those who work in film, TV and broadcasting, and those employed in digital newsrooms.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe membership of WGA East has ratified a change to the union’s constitution, cementing a compromise between traditional TV and film writers and newer members who work in digital media.The amendment passed overwhelmingly, with 98% of the votes in favor. Turnout was 24%.The constitutional change creates three “work sectors” within the union: Film/TV/Streaming, Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News and Online Media.
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