FT US Guild
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Organizing the US staff of the @FT with @newsguild @CWAUnion
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03-04-2021 23:38:03
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We're asking the FT to invest in its US newsroom because we want our coworkers to stay — which requires competitive pay.
Among journalists who left the FT in the US in the past two years, the average salary increase was 58% Bron Maher
pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/…
We are pleased to see David Simon—renowned author, journalist and screenwriter—amplifying this important message on behalf of FT US Guild.
“Until this industry once again values the people who are elemental to the product, first-class journalism will remain at risk,” he says.
Financial Times showing they can horde resources and chisel working reporters and editors as well as any other media organization. Until this industry once again values the people who are elemental to the product, first-class journalism will remain at risk.
Support FT US Guild
We applaud our sister union FT US Guild for staging this action to secure competitive, common sense wage increases across the US newsroom.
Just 1% of the £30mn investment in the company’s new venture capital arm would be enough to facilitate these increases!
There is nothing a bargaining team loves at 4:30pm like a sugar rush. Thank you Anna Mutoh! #Solidarity #faircontractnow
Good thread on the state of labor negotiations in the FT's US operation.
I love working for the FT, the greatest newspaper in the world.
But my excellent coworkers deserve better than they get. Management needs to meet us in the middle -- starting today.
💪FT US Guild💪
This was amazing. The support of the members of FT US Guild is what powers the bargaining committee.