Washington Post Guild

We remain committed to @postguild.bsky.social members in remembering their former colleague Jamal Khashoggi and advocating for press freedom.

We’ll never forget Jamal Khashoggi, and we advise those who care about free speech and a free press to do the same.

Send a letter to Post CEO and Editorial Page Editor voicing your concern On Friday, Washington Post CEO and Publisher Will Lewis posted a publisher’s note stating that the Washington Post Editorial Board would no longer be endorsing presidential candidates, including in th...

Post leadership has heard from us — but now they need to hear from you.
Please follow this link to send an email to Post managers urging them to uphold the personal liberty of free speech and respect workers' rights: actionnetwork.org/letters/wash...

Will is not on Slack. But he was in his office. So a member of Guild leadership was able to hand-deliver the messages and explain that his employees were eager to have him read their messages. He said he would.

Fifty members from the Post Guild and @wapotechguild.bsky.social gathered yesterday to deliver the printouts. Adam wasn’t there, so we left him a note!

Juuuuuust to make sure management saw what roughly 150 employees had to say, the Guild printed each message. One set for Opinions editor Adam O’Neal and one for publisher Will Lewis.

Despite being tagged in more than 100 Slack messages, management didn’t respond.

So…

Send a letter to Post CEO and Editorial Page Editor voicing your concern On Friday, Washington Post CEO and Publisher Will Lewis posted a publisher’s note stating that the Washington Post Editorial Board would no longer be endorsing presidential candidates, including in th...

We remain concerned about the wrongful firing of Karen Attiah and continued cuts to the Opinions sections, including layoffs of five Guild members. We asked Post leaders to affirm their commitment to free speech and due process.

Now you can, too:

actionnetwork.org/letters/wash...

The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post. We’re proud to call Karen a colleague and a longtime union sibling. The Post Guild stands with her and will continue to support her and defend her rights.

The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.

Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah

We couldn’t be prouder to congratulate our colleagues @wapotechguild.bsky.social on their successful union election.

Weeks of union busting from Post management didn’t stop them from achieving an overwhelming 82% victory. Solidarity forever! ✊

Washington Post management let us know they will NOT voluntarily recognize our union and are refusing to meet with Tech Guild leaders about election details. This is unacceptable.

Today, we held a picket in partnership with our Post Guild colleagues to demand that the company listen to us.

Hey Jeff Bezos, here's some news: The Post unions are UNITED and STRONG! ✊ @wapotechguild.bsky.social @postguild.bsky.social

Today, after @washingtonpost.com refused to recognize the tech union, workers came together to picket outside The Post's HQ. Together, we make our demands loud and clear!

We, the tech workers who power The Washington Post, demand the same fairness, transparency and respect that our readers expect from our journalism. The Washington Post Tech Guild will bring these values into our workplace, uniting us in our commitment to truth and integrity. (1)

Voluntarily recognize The Washington Post Tech Guild The Washington Post is broken. We’re standing together as workers and forming the Washington Post Tech Guild to fix it. On April 7, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post an...

It's a great day to support @wapotechguild.bsky.social's campaign for voluntary recognition 💪

actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...

Voluntarily recognize The Washington Post Tech Guild The Washington Post is broken. We’re standing together as workers and forming the Washington Post Tech Guild to fix it. On April 7, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post an...

Join us in urging Washington Post management to voluntarily recognize the Washington Post Tech Guild and begin bargaining with us immediately! Sign our petition below.

bit.ly/wapo-action

NEW: It's official, hundreds of workers at the @wapotechguild.bsky.social are ready to win their union!

Sign this petition and let management know that these workers DESERVE voluntary recognition.
🔗 bit.ly/WAPOTECH

Today, hundreds of tech workers at The Washington Post publicly announced their union @wapotechguild.bsky.social and requested voluntary recognition. ✊

We’re so proud of our members and all the solidarity received from the @postguild.bsky.social along the way!

Voluntarily recognize The Washington Post Tech Guild The Washington Post is broken. We’re standing together as workers and forming the Washington Post Tech Guild to fix it. On April 7, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post an...

Please join us in supporting their efforts toward voluntary recognition by signing this letter:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...

To: Washington Post management From: [Your Name] We’re standing together to support The Post’s tech workers as they form the Washington Post Tech Guild to fix it. On April 7, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild, a step they are taking to build a more equitable, transparent, and sustainable future for all tech workers at The Post. Around the world, The Washington Post has earned a reputation for being a news organization that holds the powerful to account. Every day, the technologists who power The Post innovate, develop and maintain tools and systems that benefit this world class journalism. Members of the Washington Post Tech Guild should be offered equity and inclusion, a seat at the table, fair compensation and benefits, job security, just cause protections, and flexibility and modern work practices. I hope you will recognize their union voluntarily and urge you to do so. These workers deserve the same fairness, transparency and respect that readers expect from The Post.

💥 HUGE news: Today, our Washington Post colleagues announced @wapotechguild. With a majority of over 300 tech workers signing cards in support, they’re seeking voluntary recognition.

Voluntarily recognize The Washington Post Tech Guild The Washington Post is broken. We’re standing together as workers and forming the Washington Post Tech Guild to fix it. On April 7, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post an...

We call on Washington Post leadership to voluntarily recognize the Post Tech Guild.

Please join us in supporting their efforts by signing this letter:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...

The vast majority of tech workers have spoken — now it’s on The Post to listen to their employees and commit to good faith contract negotiations. (5)

The more Post employees have the protection of a union, the more collective power we all have to fight for the pay, benefits and conditions we deserve. (4)

This major achievement will ensure our colleagues who innovate, develop and maintain the technologies that support Post journalism have a fair and equal say in our shared workplace. (3)

With a majority of over 300 tech workers signing cards in support of the union, the Tech Guild is seeking voluntary recognition from the company. (2)

Graphic reads: I support The Washington Post Tech Guild

Today, hundreds of our colleagues on the technology side of the company announced the formation of @wapotechguild.bsky.social (1)

We have a ways to go to get our colleagues the package they deserve after spending so much of their lives dedicated to The Post. Together, we are stronger than ever, and will continue to fight.

These testimonials have had a direct impact on our bargaining process: the company agreed to an additional hour of bargaining time, instead of their typical 1 hour time slot they have been allotting to bargain with us. (11)

One member ended with a quote from Katharine Graham: “The greatest asset of any organization is its people.”

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