Just five years ago, Gawker Media became the first digital news outlet to organize a union. It was a slow burn at first, but in the last two years we’ve seen this movement gain significant momentum among some of the largest publishing platforms online. Early this month, employees at Medium announced their intention to do the same.
Traditional news outlets are following suit. Workers at New York Daily News organized with the NewsGuild of New York and have asked the News’ parent company, Tribune Publishing, to voluntarily recognize the union.
