(NEW YORK CITY) – Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) Members at The Dodo and Thrillist engaged in a one-day Strike earlier this week after demanding raises, promotions and fair and equal status as Employees of Vox Media.

Management at the popular sites under the Vox Media umbrella has thus far refused to voluntarily recognize Members at Thrillist and The Dodo under the Vox Media Union contract.

One-hundred-percent of the 42 Members across The Dodo and Thrillist signed the Strike Pledge, which read: “We, the undersigned members of The Dodo and Thrillist Unions - who comprise 100% of our Bargaining Units - are committed to being recognized as Members of Vox Media Union under one contract, receiving the Cost-of-Living Adjustments that we are entitled to, and becoming eligible for promotions.  As Vox Media continues to ignore the will of its Employees and appropriately recognize Thrillist and The Dodo Employees as Members of Vox Media Union, we are left hanging in the balance.  Vox Media has withheld raises and promotions until negotiations are finalized, but the company has also repeatedly refused to respect their Employees and are forcing a protracted legal fight.  This has left 42 of us working more for less money and taking home salaries that don’t even come close to the rising cost of living and inflation.  We have asked Vox Media to make Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Employees at Thrillist and The Dodo - as they did for hundreds of Union and Non-Union Employees over the last few months - but the company has refused and continues to treat us as lesser than the rest of the company.  This is unacceptable and, frankly, it’s retaliation for our efforts to join our fellow Employees under one Union.  If management does not recognize us as Members of Vox Media Union under one contract, institute Cost-of-Living Salary Adjustments, and put promotions back on the table, we are prepared to Strike.”

Earlier this year, the WGAE filed a Unit Clarification Petition to combine Vox Media Union, Thrillist Union and The Dodo Union.

The petition, filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on January 30th, demands merging the three Bargaining Units that are all under the Vox Media umbrella.

Along with filing the Unit Clarification Petition, 300 WGAE Members in the Vox Media Union, Thrillist Union and The Dodo Union delivered a sign-on letter to Vox management.

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