Leadership structures, ownership, and editorial direction of media and news companies change rapidly. Organizing is a way to ensure a seat at the table and guarantee terms of employment, including policies on severance, layoffs, discipline, and termination. Companies expand rapidly and, even if that doesn’t result in layoffs, workers deserve a seat at the table to [...]
Employees working in editorial (written, video, social, design, photo, etc.) across any Hearst Magazines Media brand, are eligible for the union. This includes anyone working for a hubbed department that works directly with the brand(s).
The Writers Guild of America, East is a labor union of thousands of creative professionals who create media, broadcast news, scripted television and motion pictures. For decades the Writers Guild has been essential in fighting for better standards in working conditions, compensation, and the respect of dignity of members. The WGAE’s mission is to build a [...]
In just over four years, thousands of media employees have come together to unionize their workplaces and negotiate union contracts. Fundamentally, the demand of any group of workers forming a union is the same - to win a formal seat at the table in order to negotiate over the future of their workplace. Each group decides [...]