‘Let’s face it,journalism isnt the most stable field,’ employees write in open letter calling on co-workers to sign union cardsUnion members at the Huffington Post’s US newsroom acquire signed a letter urging their co-workers to sign unionization cards. The letter, or released online on Wednesday,stated that “unionizing is the right ride for HuffPost”. “We’re a progressive news outlet that espouses democracy in the workplace. It’s secure to say that as an institution we believe collective bargaining plays a vital role in raising working standards in this country. Unionizing is one way for us to stand by the ideals we often preach on our site,” the 83 employees said in their letter. The Huffington Post employs around 300 people in its US editorial operations who could become union members.
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Source: theguardian.com