Scoop: Forbes union planning walkout
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The union representing editorial workers at Forbes is planning to walk off the job for three days beginning Thursday at 9am ET and ending Monday at 11:59pm ET.
Why it matters: It would represent the first walkout at Forbes in its 106-year history.
Details: The Forbes editorial union is protesting what it believes are management's attempts to union-bust and slow-walk contract negotiations.
- "We are taking this unprecedented step to show that we will not allow such disrespectful behavior towards our negotiations to continue," the union said in a statement Monday.
Context: The union, which was established with the NewsGuild of New York in 2021, has been pushing to get a contract signed with management for the past two years.
What they're saying: In a statement to Axios, Forbes said it's "working diligently with the guild to reach a collective bargaining agreement."
- "We are disappointed by the Union's decision to stage a walk out, but respect their right to take this action," the statement said.
The big picture: Strikes and work stoppages have become a bigger part of union negotiation tactics in recent years, as newsrooms face seemingly never-ending layoffs and cost-cutting.
- Roughly 400 members of the unionized staff at several Condé Nast brands, including Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, walked off the job Tuesday in New York City.
- Unionized staffers at the Los Angeles Times last week planned a one-day, multi-city walkout in protest of sweeping job cuts that are imminently expected.
- In the past two years, unions at Gannett, Insider, G/O Media, Ziff Davis, Wirecutter, the Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Palm Springs Desert Sun, Washington Post, NBC News and others all engaged in strikes or walkouts.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from the Forbes union.
