Huffington Post employees urge colleagues to join union movement
Source: The Guardian
Jana Kasperkevic
Union members at the Huffington Post’s US newsroom have signed a letter urging their co-workers to sign unionization cards. The letter, released online on Wednesday, stated that “unionizing is the right move for HuffPost”.
“We’re a progressive news outlet that espouses democracy in the workplace. It’s safe to say that as an institution we believe collective bargaining plays a vital role in raising working standards in this country. Unionizing is one way for us to stand by the ideals we often preach on our site,” the 83 employees said in their letter. The Huffington Post employs around 300 people in its US editorial operations who could become union members.
Employees involved in the unionization effort hope that a labor union would provide them with a voice in how the company’s run. The employees pointed to inconsistent compensation and lack of clarity in management decisions as two issues related to high turnover that could be improved by a union presence.
“Unionizing will give us even stronger roots by giving us a voice and a stronger community of colleagues,” they wrote.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/18/huffington-post-employees-union-movement
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