The New Yorker’s editorial staff members said Wednesday that they had formed a union, adding the magazine to a growing list of publications, old and new, whose employees have turned to collective bargaining during a tumultuous time for the industry. The staff members said in a statement that the publication “must work harder for its employees,” citing a lack of job security, almost no overtime compensation and pay inconsistency. Many employees worked as contractors without health insurance and other benefits despite doing the same work as staff members, the union said. About 115 employees are eligible, said Nastaran Mohit, the organizing director of the NewsGuild. A New Yorker spokeswoman deferred to a Condé Nast spokeswoman, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

Source: New York Times June 06, 2018 20:05 UTC