Crooked Media Union Unanimously Ratifies First 3-Year Deal More Than A Year After Organizing Under WGAE
deadline.comThe content creators of Crooked Media officially have themselves a deal after the 61-member bargaining unit unanimously agreed to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement since unionizing under the Writers Guild of America East.
The new three-year agreement includes an 15% increase to base salary and a minimum starting salary of $80,000 effective immediately upon ratification, as well as protections against artificial intelligence and improvement to health insurance and other benefits. “Today, members of the Crooked Media Workers Union ratified its first contract with a unanimous yes and 100 percent participation.
It’s one thing to talk about the power of unions; it’s another to actually do the work. We’re pleased to have secured a fair, progressive contract, and for those wins to set a new standard for the industry at large.
If we inspire workers at one other company to stand up together, fight for each other, and insist on what they deserve, this has all been worth it,” the bargaining unit said in a joint statement on Thursday.
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