A union covering 350 workers at Vox Media has signed a strike pledge as discussions over a new contract are headed to the wire. Vox Media's staff formed the union in 2018 and covers the editorial and video team across Vox Media sites, including Vox.com, SB Nation, Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Recode, and The Verge.
The Vox Media Union's agreement expires at midnight on June 13, with the company not yet agreed to the proposals provided by the union. As a result, signing the strike pledge means members are prepared to go on strike if the union calls for one if both parties can't reach a deal.
"We are actively engaged in bargaining, and, with bargaining scheduled on most days through the expiration of the contract, hope to reach a resolution at the table that we are all proud of," a spokesperson for Vox Media told the New York Times in an email.
Talks between the two sides are occurring while consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in four decades, and housing costs across the country are climbing faster than wages.
"People are getting priced out of their homes and experiencing financial hardship because their salaries are totally failing to keep up with inflation," Caitlin PenzeyMoog, a senior copy editor at Vox.com and a member of the bargaining committee, said.
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