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Fusion’s Union Effort Faces Resistance


Editorial employees at Fusion, which is owned by Univision, are pushing to unionize. Photo: Associated PressEarlier this month, a majority of editorial staffers at Fusion signed union cards to join the growing list of digital journalism outlets embracing collective bargaining. But now some employees at the millennial-geared web publisher are frustrated by the response from Univision Communications Inc., Fusion’s parent company. Complicating matters is Univision’s recent $135 million acquisition of Gawker Media, which has folded into the Fusion Media Group unit under the new name Gizmodo Media Group. Univision recognized Gawker’s incoming union, which some Fusion employees believed would help pave the way for their charge.


Source: Wall Street Journal October 21, 2016 23:48 UTC



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