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Vox Media Union
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Fighting for a better industry for our colleagues at Vox Media and beyond.

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Our colleagues at Eater still need our help! If you can chip in, or if you know someone who can help, or if you just want to spread the word, we'll be so grateful!

www.gofundme.com/f/eater-isnt...
Screenshot of a GoFundMe campaign reading Eater Isn't Essential Without Journalism
August 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Our Eater GoFundMe is up! We all know this has been a difficult year for Vox, but the folks at Eater have been extremely dedicated in their support for each of their colleagues, past and present. Let's support them now!!! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u

gofund.me/04932462
Screenshot of a vox media union logo over the Eater logo. The heading reads, "Eater isn't essential without journalism." Screenshot (condensed for Bluesky word limit): On August 8, without warning, Vox Media laid off 15 members of Eater, Punch, and Thrillist, the award-winning food, drink, and travel news and recommendation sites, while management celebrated Eater’s 20th anniversary. The cuts decimated local coverage, including Chicago, the country’s third-largest market. This is the second restructuring at Eater in less than 10 months. The cuts come not only one month after the Vox Media Union ratified its new collective bargaining agreement, but also two months after the James Beard Awards, where Eater and Punch earned four nominations and two wins. The firings came a week after Jim Bankoff claimed in an interview there would be no imminent layoffs. Eater says farewell to a cohort of award-winning and dedicated journalists who fought tooth and nail to keep the wall between editorial and advertising intact. We sound like a broken record, but we are once again grateful to have bargained for industry-leading severance language in our latest contract. This GoFundMe is organized by members of the Vox Media Union. All funds raised will directly benefit union members impacted by the August 7 layoffs, and will be distributed in equal shares to those who opt-in to receive funds. The organizers will be reaching out to those impacted in the coming days with details. Our union is committed to supporting our colleagues who were laid off, and will hold management accountable for how these layoffs were conducted. With these funds, we hope to ease the financial burden that these layoffs have placed on our colleagues some of who face mounting medical bills and are charged with being their family's primary caretakers. The Vox Media Union layoff fund is being overseen by a committee of Vox Media Union members, including Ashok Selvam, Jaya Saxena, and Amy McCarthy. The fund will operate transparently, with full accounting of all donations that are received and distributed.
August 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u
Eater layoffs statement Today, 15 members of the Vox Media Union working at Eater were notified without warning that their jobs were being eliminated as part of a major restructuring of the 20-year-old brand. This was especially shocking considering that Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff told Puck’s Dylan Byers just last week that he did not anticipate any impending layoffs at the company. But, of course, we’ve learned that we cannot trust Jim Bankoff’s word when it comes to layoffs. This is the second major round of layoffs at Eater this year, following a round earlier this year that decimated Eater’s award-winning cities network. To be abundantly clear: these layoffs are a gut-job, one that eliminates roughly a third of Eater’s union jobs. It is also a cowardly capitulation to the fallacious insistence that generative AI is the future of search and publishing. We are devastated that our colleagues have lost their jobs, and we are deeply worried about the future sustainability of Eater without them. Eater is currently in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary, and right now, there is not much to celebrate. We will have more information forthcoming about ways to support our laid-off colleagues in the coming days. Solidarity forever, The Vox Media Union Committees
August 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Time's running out! Thanks to Today, Explained's Hady Mawajdeh for sharing why we're ready to strike! #voxontheclock
Groovy red-orange bubble font over an attractive salmon-pink background reading READY TO STRIKE! with VOX MEDIA UNION in smaller sans serif font above and the Vox Media Union logo below Light pink bubble font over a bright dark pink background reading WHY I'M READY TO STRIKE: with items in sans serif font in white text below reading: Fair Compensation, Affordable, Worthwhile Healthcare Coverage, Preventing Artificial Intelligence From Eliminating My Livelihood. The Vox Media Union logo is below.
June 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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OY, management, are you sure you guys are doing this right? #voxontheclock
An Uno meme featuring two panels. In the left panel, an uno card reading: Bargain a fair contract with AI and layoff protections OR draw 25. In the right panel, an Uno player holding a whole bunch of cards fanned out in his hand, looking disgruntled and confused. Meme credit to Jonquilyn Hill!
June 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Tick tock, tick tock, it's almost strike-o-clock! #voxontheclock
Meme of a funny illustration of a woman sitting at a computer while a swaddled baby catches fire on the floor nearby. The caption reads NOT NOW SWEETIE MOMMY IS READY TO STRIKE. Meme by Susannah Roberson!
June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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25.5 hours left and still waiting on a fair contract

betting this auspicious Solidarity Moon will help 😌
Members of the Vox Media Union bargaining committee gathered around a conference table.
June 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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😤
Hand made picket sign reads "Hey Vox, feel good about our strike? -PS" Various handmade picket signs against an office window. Vox Media workers creating handmade signs. Picket sign reads "Vox Media Union ON STRIKE! CONTRACT NOW!"
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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thank you so much to @adamconover.net for showing up for us today and reminding Vox Media management the importance of HUMAN labor
June 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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It’s been a long day of bargaining with Vox Media, fighting hard to get a fair contract with better salaries, AI protections, the inclusion of the Dodo in our union, and much more. Come tomorrow, there’s only two days left in our contract — Vox Media, stop dragging your feet.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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You deserve joy, Bob. You deserve a fair contract now! #1u #oneuniononecontract
Bob Burger's meme showing Bob in a gardening outfit. The text reads: Oh don't mind me, just cultivating a cute little union contract with everything I love bc I deserve JOY
June 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Well said, Bernie! We are asking for basic job protections against gen AI, and we are willing to go to the wire to get it! #1u #onuniononecontract #theclockisticking
Bernie Sanders "I am once again asking" meme: He is once again asking for a fair Vox Union Contract with AI protections
June 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Just three days left in our union contract! The clock is ticking! We're still at the table tonight, bargaining for better wages, layoff policies, protections against AI, healthcare, and so much more! #1u #oneuniononecontract
Only 3 more days until the vox media contract expires #OneUnionOneContract
June 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Clock's ticking with three days left in our union contract. We started our day with some Vox Media Union solidarity courtesy of Chris Gethard, Greg Iwinski, and @wgaeast.bsky.social across the table from Vox management today!
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June 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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ONLY THREE DAYS are left before @voxmediaunion’s contract expires and we’re STILL WAITING for a fair contract with salaries that reflect inflation, proposals to not replace us with AI, and include the Dodo in our union. @voxmedia, stop dragging your feet and bargain with us in good faith.
June 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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only 5 days left in our current CBA. we need a fair contract
June 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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when your workers want salaries that keep up with inflation, protections from both layoffs and AI replacing their jobs
June 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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We're down to the wire, folks! Only 7 days remain till our contract expires, and Management is STILL refusing to bargain meaningfully with us on most major issues including layoff procedures, salary increases, severance, health care, and the inclusion of The Dodo. It's like they WANT us to strike!
Only 7 more days until the Vox Media contract expires! #OneUnionOneContract
June 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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~~~~solidarity IRL and virtually!!!~~~~
June 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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8 days left in our contract and we’re still hard at work bargaining to get a fair contract from Vox Media and make sure our union members are taken care of!
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June 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Another round of negotiations have ended and Vox Management is still lowballing their employees! We are about a week away from the contract ending, and we are digging in!
June 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Only nine (!!!!) days left in our contract. We’re still here bargaining for a fair contract from Vox Media.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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only 9 more days until our contract is up! we deserve a fair contract NOW
Only 9 more days until the Vox Media contract expires
June 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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….still here waiting for a fair contract…………………..
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June 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.
June 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM