(NEW YORK CITY) – Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) Members employed at the Onion, Incorporated have reached a tentative agreement with G/O Media on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

The Onion Union, the 36-member Bargaining Unit representing the Creative Staff at The Onion, The A.V. Club, Deadspin, and The Takeout, made important gains in wages and workplace protections, Union Officials said. 

On January 29th, The Onion Union and WGAE Council voted to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike if a deal was not reached by the time their current contract expired at the end of January.  

The tentative agreement will now go to The Onion Union and the WGAE Council for ratification votes.

Details of the Collective Bargaining Agreement will be made public upon ratification. 

The Onion Union said: “It was critical we reach a deal that addresses the numerous challenges and existential threats to our careers and this tentative agreement could not have been won without a willingness to take collective action to secure the contract we deserve.  Our Union has never been stronger and more united.”

WGAE) represents more than 7,500 Members who work in film, television, news, podcasts, and online media.

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