Kotaku, Gizmodo and other news sites under the G/O Media have all gone on strike as part of the Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) Union, due to their employer failing to meet the union’s demands.
On their website, the GMG Union explained that this strike was born from G/O Media’s refusal to negotiate over the Union’s demands.
“Since January 31, the Gizmodo Media Group Union (GMG Union) and G/O’s Media’s outside counsel have met five times.”, the website reads. “Every session, the company’s outside counsel sidestepped and delayed, refusing to provide written counterproposals to the union’s good-faith proposals. How can you bargain a contract when the people across the table won’t even clearly state what they’re advocating for?
The website has a list of demands from the union, which contain but are not limited to:
Better pay on par with current inflation
Trans-inclusive healthcare
Diversity hiring initiatives
Image credit: Steve DaSilva on Twitter
Even Peter Rojas, founder of Gizmodo expressed his solidarity with the writers in a tweet:
“Not sure how much this matters, but as the founder of @Gizmodo I am in full support of the union and their fight for a fair contract”, he says.
The conflict comes because G/O Media was acquired by private equity firm Great Hill Partners, who the union are currently trying to fight for a better contract.
This strike involving Kotaku is far from the only union action taking place in the games industry- previously, Raven Software’s team had also unionized despite resistance from Activision Blizzard.
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