BuzzFeed Union Votes to Authorize Newsroom Strike Amid Escalating Tensions
“The BuzzFeed News Union has fought management’s proposed newsroom cuts before, and we won’t roll over this time,” Addy Baird, political reporter at BuzzFeed News, said in a statement. “Our union stands together to fight for a strong contract that includes strong buyouts, but let me be clear: The decision to gut our newsroom is an absolutely shameful one, and Jonah Peretti should be deeply embarrassed.”People with knowledge of the vote told TheWrap that BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti didn’t show up to the meeting with the union on Tuesday.