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Worker Wins: The Priceless Value of Having a Union Contract
… After five years of negotiations with Alden Global Capital, journalists at eight Tribune publications voted overwhelmingly to ratify a historic first contract . The two-year contract includes raises, maintenance of existing employer 401K matches … deal and a grievance was filed immediately while workers gathered thousands of petition signatures calling for PMA to do right by its dedicated workers. All this coordinated pressure paid off late last month when Philly Cultural Workers United … increases of 33%, a functional grievance procedure, protections for transgender workers and much more. “Through the hard work of the entire bargaining committee, we have shown all of our coworkers the priceless value of having a union contract. …