The BuzzFeed Union on Tuesday voted in favor of authorizing a newsroom strike amid escalating tensions with management of the digital media company.
More than 90% of The NewsGuild of New York voted to approve a strike if BuzzFeed management continues “bargaining in bad faith,” the group said in a release.
“BuzzFeed News Union members are ready to do whatever it takes to ensure their Pulitzer-prize winning newsroom continues to operate with integrity and to win a contract that values the essential work they do,” Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York, said in a statement. “Their nearly 5,000 Guild colleagues stand with them.