Update on Gimlet Union
On Tuesday, Gimlet management declined to voluntarily recognize the union as is, at this point in time.
The Union Push at Gimlet
In case you missed the emergency drop: last Wednesday, a consortium of employees within Gimlet Media’s 80-person-plus creative workforce announced that they are unionizing with the Writers’ Guild of America East. BuzzFeed News’ Caroline O’Donovan had the original story up that morning. Key details to note: Issues that the union hopes to focus on include, […]
Career Spotlight: Amanda McLoughlin, Multitude
It’s been a while, but this feature is finally back. I continue to really enjoy publishing these snapshots; even as this industry grows bigger and more complicated and more curious, it’s still a community of individuals — and groups of individuals — trying to do stuff and make a buck. Anyway, I’m not sure if […]
Tracking: March 19, 2019
Issue 200. Crazy, huh? Look, I’ve never held a proper job for more than nine months, and so it’s more a surprise to me than anyone else that I’ve sent out two hundred of these comically lengthy newsletters for a living. (And that doesn’t even count all the Insider and emergency issues.) Running this thing […]
Tracking: March 15, 2019
Spotify v Apple in the EU, Follow-up to Messes and Misconduct
Gimlet Staffers Vote to Unionize
I’ve heard rumblings about this for a while, but it’s officially happening: a consortium of Gimlet Media’s 80-plus-person creative staffers announced Wednesday morning that they are unionizing with the Writers’ Guild of America. Notably, the announcement comes about a month after Spotify’s blockbuster acquisition of Gimlet for $230 million. BuzzFeed News’ Caroline O’Donovan published the […]