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Vox Media Union Reaches Tentative Three-Year Contract Following Strike Authorization

Featuring wage increases with AI use protections alongside enhanced severance procedures, the pact now awaits member ratification

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Overview

  • Ninety percent of the roughly 250-member bargaining unit had authorized a strike if no contract was secured by June 12
  • The deal spans three years and covers editorial staff at Vox.com, The Verge, Eater, SB Nation, Pop Sugar, Thrillist, Vox Media Podcast Network and The Dodo
  • Scheduled wage increases, new AI use protections and strengthened severance and layoff procedures were among the key concessions
  • The Writers Guild of America East led negotiations with support from the AFL-CIO and New York City Central Labor Council
  • Union members and WGAE Online Media sector representatives will vote to ratify the agreement in the coming days with full details released afterward