The editorial staffs of Vox Media’s seven digital news outlets have voted unanimously to ratify their first-ever contract with the WGA East. The new three-year agreement covers some 350 writers and…
. The new three-year agreement covers some 350 writers and producers employed at Vox.com, Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Recode, SB Nation, and The Verge.
Negotiations for the new pact began more than a year ago, and a deal was reached on June 7 after more than 300 employees“This landmark contract achieves all the goals laid out when Vox Media employees organized with the WGA East, from their intent to enhance workplace culture and increase transparency to improving diversity and ensuring the editorial staff has a voice in decisions affecting work life,” said Lowell Peterson, the union’s executive director.
According to the bargaining committee, “More than 90% of our 350-unit members voted, and every one of us voted yes on this contract, which is a testament to the strong language that this union was able to secure thanks to our solidarity. After 14 months of negotiations with Vox Media management, we were able to guarantee significant year-over-year raises for our members, including raises that will be retroactive to last July.
The new contract is the latest in a wave of agreements the guild has reached with digital news outlets over the past 18 months, including Vice Media, Salon, ThinkProgress, The Dodo, Onion Inc., Thrillist and The Intercept. The guild also represents writers and producers at HuffPost, Slate, Fast Company, Talking Points Memo, MTV News and the Gizmodo Media Group.
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