Newsroom unions’ return to office negotiations heat up as fall approaches
With the summer season winding down, some media companies are beginning to push employees to work from the office more regularly, reigniting media unions’ years-long efforts to organize around the issue.
Hearst and The New York Times both announced updates to their in-person attendance requirements over the summer, asking employees to come into the office three days a week. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal’s union is negotiating the publisher’s in-office mandate, proposing a three-day cap on in-office work.
Since the onset of the pandemic, which led to the shift to hybrid work models, newsroom unions have continued to press management in an effort to negotiate over return to office policies, from signing petitions to holding outright protests.
Continue reading this article on digiday.com. Sign up for Digiday newsletters to get the latest on media, marketing and the future of TV.
Source:: Digiday
