Updates from the unionized workforce of the Village Voice, UAW Local 2110
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19 Jun 2017
We've raised over $6k through our Strike Fund, and we're looking to raise even more. Any amount helps!
gofundme.com/village-voice-u…
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31 Aug 2017
Here's the @nytimes on the @villagevoice laying off 3/4 of its union staff yesterday: mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/3…
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31 Aug 2017
6/ If management thinks we'll let them turn this journalistic institution into another hollowed-out brand, they're mistaken. We will fight.
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31 Aug 2017
5/ The professionals of our union, working under a fair contract, are the key to making the Voice thrive online.
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31 Aug 2017
4/ We don't think this is about ending the print edition. It looks more like old-fashioned union busting.
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31 Aug 2017
3/ Among them: the last remaining news reporter; the social content producer; the associate copy editor; and people selling online ads.
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31 Aug 2017
2/ The layoffs can't be explained by the end of the print edition. They include positions that are equally necessary for online publication.
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31 Aug 2017
1/ Yesterday @villagevoice management announced that it is laying off 13 of its 17 unionized employees. There were no non-union layoffs.
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Voice Union retweeted
22 Aug 2017
Solidarity with our colleagues at @VVUnion. A sad day for NYC journalism. poynter.org/2017/the-village…
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22 Aug 2017
We’re talking with ownership to figure out what this will mean for our members, and the future of the paper we love. Please stay tuned.
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22 Aug 2017
We’ve been told that there will be reductions in staff, but we know few details right now.
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22 Aug 2017
The union learned this morning of management’s plan to discontinue the print edition of the @villagevoice
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25 Jul 2017
There are 61 signees now including @TheRealEdPark @edhalter @thisisjendoll @JoeConason #VivianGornick and more: medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
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Voice Union retweeted
25 Jul 2017
This list of Voice alums is humbling. As a @VVUnion member, so thankful for their support.
medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
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24 Jul 2017
24 Jul 2017
From Aletti & Als to Yaeger & Zacharek: 50 @villagevoice writers urge publisher to stand down in union fight. medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
24 Jul 2017
Seven more alums have signed the open letter to @villagevoice! All we union folks can say is a humble THANK YOU. medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
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Voice Union retweeted
24 Jul 2017
As a member @VVUnion, this outpouring of support has been inspiring. How could we not work to preserve a legacy that's this extraordinary? x.com/VVUnion/status/8895026…
24 Jul 2017
An Open Letter to Peter Barbey, Owner @villagevoice, in support of @VVunion, signed by 51 alums. #solidarity medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
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24 Jul 2017
Thanks @ManohlaDargis @szacharek @tanehisicoates @jerrysaltz @colsonwhitehead @robertsietsema @vincealetti and all! medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
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Voice Union retweeted
24 Jul 2017
.@tanehisicoates, @ManohlaDargis, @jerrysaltz, @SolomonAlisa, @colsonwhitehead more CAN'T be wrong.
medium.com/@villagevoiceunio… CC @VVUnion
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24 Jul 2017
An Open Letter to Peter Barbey, Owner @villagevoice, in support of @VVunion, signed by 51 alums. #solidarity medium.com/@villagevoiceunio…
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