Scholastic Union News
The Scholastic Union, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, has reached a tentative contract agreement, negotiating a $65K minimum salary for current and future employees. In their announcement post on Instagram, union leaders write: “It’s hard to overstate what an incredible win this is! By achieving this, we’re joining fellow guild shops in setting an industry standard for fairer and more livable wages.”
They’ve also negotiated wage increases: “4.75% upon ratification, 3.5% on the first anniversary date of ratification in 2024, and 3.5% on the second anniversary date in 2025.” Additionally, all members will receive a $3,250 bonus upon ratification.
The contract also includes a hybrid work agreement which will protect the right for union members to work remotely.
This comes after the walkout staged by Scholastic unionized workers on November 1, 2023 to protest the publishing company’s rejection of a proposal for annual raises. The union has been trying to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with Scholastic since October 2022. The previous agreement expired in May 2022. There are 82 unionized employees at the company.
For more information, see the announcement post.
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