Few things are more glorious than watching the left eat themselves. This week’s edition of the circular firing squad centers on the employees at Vox.com, infamous far left hack “news” site, as they go on strike demanding…. STUFF. BECAUSE. REASONS.
Today‘s our last scheduled day of bargaining.@voxmediainc is still apart from us on:
– competitive wage scales
– strong guaranteed raises
– better severance
– subcontracting workWe’ve decided we’re not showing up to work today until we resolve these issues.
— Vox Media Union (@vox_union) June 6, 2019
Apparently the employees have unionized and are now on strike until Vox head Jim Bankoff gives them raises or something.
The Vox Media Union has walked out today. Here’s what it looks like in the New York office. pic.twitter.com/erPp4fW1nw
— Vox Media Union (@vox_union) June 6, 2019
Crazy Uncle Bernie has voiced his support for the strike:
I stand in solidarity with @vox_union (@WGAEast) fighting for a fair contract. https://t.co/BzJx96YOB9
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 6, 2019
Some are calling this the most accurate news day in Vox’s history, since nothing is being published. The comments are hilarious.
Best VOX content ever
— Todd Hollins (@J4ckal1370) June 6, 2019
Fake news down 19% today
— Czar of Salsiccia (@CShitposting) June 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Nailbiter13/status/1136684772141355008
Vox is publishing nothing today and this is their best work yet.
— Thomas Trujillo (@biggietoms34) June 6, 2019
Several hundred Vox Media employees staged a walkout and stopped writing and publishing stories in an effort to pressure the company to sign their union contract.
On Thursday, Vox Media Union shared photos of an empty New York newsroom after hundreds of employees walked out on the last scheduled day of bargaining for the union. It said it was still pushing the company ― which owns Vox.com, Eater, Polygon, The Verge, Recode and SB Nation, among others ― to agree to terms on raises, severance pay, limits on subcontracting and wage scales.
Dozens of employees and other media union members have been tweeting directly at Bankoff over the last few days, sharing stories of low wages and benefits issues. Vox.com criminal justice reporter German Lopez, for example, said he made $30,000 a year when he started in Washington, D.C., and doesn’t “want anyone at Vox Media to go through that again.”
Reporter and editor Mike Prada of SB Nation said the sports site won’t publish stories on the NBA Finals game Thursday unless they get a contract.
It “was a hard decision, but securing that contract today is more important than an NBA finals game,” he tweeted.
The company recognized Vox’s union in early 2018, but 14 months later has failed to come to a collective bargaining agreement. Vox’s union is represented by Writer’s Guild of America, East, which also represents HuffPost’s union.
Yet to be explained were some articles being published with employees’ bylines but without their permission or presence in the newsroom on Thursday.
That last line appears to be reality.
My byline on Eater NY today was not put up by me and without my permission. If you see stories or tweets on the Eater network today, they weren't posted by (or with the permission of) anyone in the union. I join the @vox_union in a walkout for better wages and strong severance. https://t.co/DmMkdvRX0r
— Stefanie Tuder (@stefanietuder) June 6, 2019
According to SimilarWeb.com, Vox.com gets about 43 Million hits a month.
