apropos of nothing* (*everything) i just want to say: the buzzfeed news union doesn't even have a contract yet, and we already a saved a number jobs by securing a work-sharing agreement last summer and avoiding deep layoffs in our unit

in time between recognition and signing a contract, management is also bound by what's called status quo, which means they cannot change ANY working conditions without negotiating with the union — an incredible protection we just don't talk about enough

our members have secured better pay and raises thanks to salary transparency among our members, and buzzfeed recently changed its policy to pay out PTO when you leave the company, something they said was a direct result of listening to employee concerns

every (UNTRUE) argument about why employees shouldn't unionize (it will negatively affect culture, could put your job at risk, etc.) is *actually* true about working without a union, when you can be fired at any time, for any reason, with no recourse

bosses are scared. a record number of journalists have unionized during the pandemic, and the newsguild alone has added more than a thousand new members in recent months https://www.axios.com/journalists-unionize-digital-media-5f38770c-e398-4a18-8e6a-7f8374caaa80.html

we're not going to stop organizing — and it won't be contained to just newsrooms. workers know the truth: the union makes us strong. don't listen to the bullshit. unionize your workplace.