Roundups for this industry frequently turn out to be a catchall for several realms, and this edition is no exception. There’s no reference to the God of Thunder this month, but we’ve still got a variety of developments to report.
• About 130 tech and business workers at The Atlantic expressed their intent to unionize with the News Guild of New York, which already represents the publication’s editorial staffers. If successful, these workers will follow the example of the New York Times tech workers who organized earlier this year.
• Hundreds of NewsGuild-CWA members from dozens of Gannett-owned publications walked out amid news that the company laid off at least 70 workers following “dismal” second-quarter financials.
• The NLRB ended a battle between the Duke University Press Workers and the University, which had appealed a legal certification of the workers’ union due to challenged ballots. The university unsuccessfully pressed for a re-run election.
• Animation workers continue to follow in their live-action counterparts’ footsteps in Hollywood. Post-production workers at Hollywood’s ShadowMachine (best known for Netflix’s BoJack Horseman) unionized with the Motion Picture Editors Guild.
• The art world saw a 1-day strike at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass Moca), where 100 workers (including curators, technicians, and admissions staff) grew weary of contract negotiations between Mass Moca and their union, which is seeking a $18 minimum wage as part of a first contract.
