Washington Post Guild

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.
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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.”

(10)

“Our work has been critical to the business’ success – just like any of the journalists covering these events on-the-ground. They were compensated for that work and we deserve to be paid too. I implore you to include a full payout of compensatory time in the package as we are deserving of this very basic respect.” - a member of the PR team

(9)

“I would have walked out with 2 years [of salary from the VSP]. Now you're offering me less than 37 weeks of pay. We deserve better. We deserve respect.” - Client Solutions member with over 30 years of service

(8)

“My colleagues and I were tasked with bridging the gap between the newsroom and the business, defending the brand, the leadership, and the spice rack of scandals this organization has had over the last two years. That is not an easy task, let alone one feasibly done by a team that faced substantial losses.” - a member of the PR team

(7)

"We are not being dismissed for our own poor performance, but for the poor decisions of others. ... To not have acceptable severance doesn't seem congruent to the Post I've known.” - Client Solutions member with over 20 years of service

(6)

“When I received the email last week, I was devastated, heartbroken and wondered what I am going to do at 63 years of age. I always dreamed I would retire at TWP, not be forced out.” - Client Solutions member with over 20 years of service

(5)

“We've carried the Washington Post for years and the company owes it to us to carry us a little longer.” – Client Solutions member with over 20 years of service

Members of Client Solutions and Public Relations explained the work they have done for The Post and why certain aspects of our counterproposal to the company, which we presented yesterday, are important to them.

Here are a few highlights from their testimonies: (4)

Our brave colleagues spoke directly to the company asking for respect – and fair layoff terms – from The Post, which has been stonewalling bargaining and refusing to engage in good faith, as they have in the past. (3)

A few dozen people line an office hallway wearing red "GUILD" shirts.

Last week, Guild members lined the hallway outside the bargaining room to stand with our laid off colleagues and present a united front as the company walked into the room. (2)

For the past week, we have been in bargaining with Post management over the Separation Incentive Package they are offering our 43 Guild colleagues who were unjustly laid off last week. (THREAD)

A statement from The Washington Post Guild: We vehemently condemn The Washington Post’s firing of dozens of valued employees today, just days into the new year and at a time when the company is actively growing. It is especially disturbing that Post CEO, Will Lewis, has not directly addressed his employees in a whopping 230 days — during which tumult and turnover have driven many of our highest-profile colleagues to other companies and new policies have been implemented with little explanation. The diligent, talented workers that make The Post every day should not bear the consequences of poor decisions made by Post executives. They deserve better. The Post deserves better. We demand leaders do the right thing: address workers during this time of upheaval and stop punishing hardworking Post employees for the decisions made far above their heads.

A statement from the Washington Post Guild on today's unconscionable layoffs.

Photos in this thread courtesy of Brandon Standley and Guild members across the country