Key highlights of the contract include protections related to artificial intelligence, ensuring bargaining over any AI-related job replacements, and maintaining transgender health and safety measures, including WPATH compliance and the use of preferred names and pronouns. Additional provisions include a minimum of 12 weeks of severance, work-from-home protections, coverage of up to 10% of healthcare premium increases, and reimbursements for cellphone and wellness expenses. The contract also includes successorship language to safeguard the union in case of a sale and maintains the principle of "Just Cause" for employment decisions.
Key takeaways:
- Gizmodo’s editorial staff has ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Keleops Media via the Writers Guild of America East.
- The three-year contract includes guaranteed 3% annual raises and maintains the previous G/O Media Union contract.
- Key provisions include AI protections, transgender health and safety measures, and work from home flexibility.
- The contract also includes a minimum of 12 weeks of severance and maintains successorship language to protect the union in case of a sale.