Noisy Union

Text reads: "Street Roots' board of directors notified the NLRB that it will not voluntarily recognize the Street Roots Workers Guild on Dec. 9, and violated federal labor law by failing to post notice of our election by the end of the day yesterday."

Text reads: "The Guild — which represents the 15 union-eligible workers who unanimously authorized the union — is disappointed by this news and particularly disappointed by the reason the board gave for refusing to voluntarily recognize: they want to exclude 2 of our colleagues. As an organization that touts its efforts of social justice and equity, we see this as a failure of the board to carry out its mission."

Text reads: "The NLRB defines "supervisors" as having the power to hire, fire, discipline, promote, or assign tasks to workers. These 2 employees do not hold those powers. The Street Roots Workers Guild membership remains steadfast in its calls for the board to recogniez the Guild and all its members immediately. Please show your support by signing the petition at the link in our bio (below), and sharing this widely!"

Street Roots' board of directors notified the NLRB that it will not voluntarily recognize the Street Roots Workers Guild on Dec. 9, and violated federal labor law by failing to post notice of our election by the end of the day yesterday. 1/

10.12.2024 23:31 — 👍 23    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 5

Yeah, @suzettesmith.bsky.social has been trying to recover @portlandmercury.bsky.social but Bluesky Support hasn't been very helpful yet.

06.11.2024 19:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We're in bargaining for our first contract this morning! This process takes weeks, at times, so it's a marathon—not a sprint. Today, management will present their response to our initial proposal.

17.10.2024 16:55 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

This is fantastic—when I left The Stranger ten years ago, I was paid almost half that, at $40K. Their reporters are still way underpaid, but I'm glad to see them fight for and win a significant raise.

03.10.2024 18:19 — 👍 61    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Public support is invaluable, and so we encourage you to support our friends at PBS Cascade Union. Our managers have proven they’re ready to invest in local journalism. We challenge Cascade PBS to do the same!

03.10.2024 18:19 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We'll be keeping Bluesky supporters more up to date, going forward. Because it’s not over yet! This deal is just an interim agreement. We are still bargaining a contract, and we still need y’all to back us in the next fight.

03.10.2024 18:15 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

We did most of that outreach on Twitter, and it reached more than 120k people, which gave us the confidence to walk into a meeting last Wednesday and demand better for our workers. And we made a great fucking deal.

03.10.2024 18:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thankfully, many of our supporters shared our outrage. We appreciate your kind words. We may have screenshotted them to revisit when we’re down...

03.10.2024 18:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Recap: Our Noisy Union—staff at The Stranger, Portland Mercury, EverOut, and Bold Type Tickets—learned on Fri Sept 21 that a Stranger position job listing offered a higher salary than our longest serving news reporter. We didn’t just get mad—we got organized.

03.10.2024 18:12 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

We credit public pressure from our supporters as a massive influence on this outcome, and are grateful that the bosses heard us, particularly our new owner Brady Walkinshaw.

03.10.2024 18:11 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We did it! Noisy Union won raises of at least 20 percent and a new wage floor of $70k. Bringing everyone up to $70k means a $15k raise for some of our members!

03.10.2024 18:10 — 👍 32    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 3

Index News Media is preparing to voluntarily recognize our union! @indexmediaunion.bsky.social

You all should hear more from us about this sometime in the next couple days—maybe even today!

I’m proud of management for working with us to swiftly recognize our unionized workforce.

26.02.2024 19:12 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We’ve built a reputation on eating the rich and standing up for progressive values. We're asking Index Media to embody those values through voluntary recognition.

12.02.2024 19:35 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We realize the best way to ensure we are heard in shaping the future of this company, our roles, and our wages, is to form a union.

12.02.2024 19:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Index Media workers are deeply invested in our work, but we face uncertainty, ever-growing responsibilities, and wages far below those of our industry competitors.

12.02.2024 19:34 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

For decades, workers at The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, EverOut, and Bold Type Tickets have fostered an alternative voice in Pacific Northwest media.

Today, we have asked the upper management at Index Media to voluntarily recognize our union.

12.02.2024 19:33 — 👍 40    🔁 23    💬 1    📌 5