EXCLUSIVE: IATSE has launched a campaign to unionize the production and post-production workers at The Young Turks, the left-leaning online news outlet that produces a variety of programs, includin…
, the left-leaning online news outlet that produces a variety of programs, including its flagship talk show,The company was founded in 2002 by chief on-camera personality Cenk Uygur, who is running for the House seatThe website’s crew members announced their decision to unionize in a statement posted today on social media. “We’re proud to work behind the scenes at TYT to create online content that’s bold, entertaining, and unapologetically progressive,” they said in a statement.
Their statement was accompanied by a request to management that TYT officially recognize its employees’ union on the basis of a majority of the workers having signed union cards seeking representation by IATSE. The organizing workers consist of artists and technicians working in motion picture crafts traditionally represented by IATSE, including video editors, technical directors, graphics artists, and other production personnel.
The company describes itself as “the largest online news and talk network for the connected generation.” Its YouTube channel has more than 4.6 million subscribers, and in 2017 completed a round of $20 million in equity funding, led by 3L Capital, with Greycroft, e.ventures, and WndrCo, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s venture firm, also investing.
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