Disgusting union-busting behavior by Condé Nast. Journalists hold power to account, including at our own employers. They should be returned to work ASAP.

Solidarity with my former colleagues.

As a reminder, a member of Rewire management received a $24k raise last year, and Rewire’s executive director makes more than 3x this proposed salary floor.

A month ago, we proposed a salary floor of $90k to management, citing our costs of living, RNG’s wage disparities, and the fact that most of us worked second jobs in the last year to make ends meet.

Yesterday, management countered—with a salary floor of $60k.

I am so proud of the work my colleagues and I do at Rewire.
But by our calculations, management gave themselves $942,817.55 for their 7 salaries, and allotted $464,373.70 for our union's 6.

We are so disappointed by this and we want more equitable pay. Details on that below ⬇️

Our union members are proud of the work we do at Rewire, but we’re incredibly disappointed and jarred by the vast pay disparity between management and the unit.

By our calculations, mgmt gave themselves $942,817.55 for their 7 salaries, and allotted $464,373.70 for our 6. We deserve equitable pay.

Since we last shared an update on bargaining, we’ve received additional information about management salaries at Rewire.

The TLDR: The pay discrepancy between management and union members is deeply unsettling.

Please support my former colleagues in working to make their workplace a more equitable one. And perhaps consider whether you want to continue supporting “progressive” personalities who are pro-union everywhere but their own workplace.

I am still paying off debt from a mistake Rewire made in my tax withholding in 2023, an issue that affected two union members that year. In addition to offering us zero help, management took so little care in “investigating” the issue that it happened to a third person the following year.

🧵 We’ve been bargaining with management for the *entire* summer, and we wanted to give y’all an update. (Spoiler: No, we don’t have a tentative agreement.)

We’re prioritizing dignity & being valued as we enter bargaining. We ask for respect as employees. At last week’s offsite, mgmt presented RNG values, incl respect. But management’s long been held to different standards. One leader publicly insults us in several posts — while making ~2x our salaries.

👋 We wanted to introduce ourselves! We are the editors, producers, and development strategists who make Rewire News Group what it is: A source for essential reproductive justice news.

Go follow my former colleagues at @rngunion.bsky.social! They need your support for their upcoming contract fight

Hello world! The RNG Union is small but mighty, and we look forward to bargaining a new, fair contract soon.