Archives for December 2023
Scholastic Union Wins Contract
The Scholastic Union has reached a tentative agreement with management, they announced on social media. The new contract stipulates a minimum salary of $65,000, with standard wage increases and a $3,250 bonus on ratification. The union comprises 82 Scholastic magazine employees, represented by the NewsGuild of New York. The contract also includes a “health and safety provision” and a hybrid work clause that “secures [their] right to work remotely.” The union also avoided a management’s rights clause, which would give Scholastic “more expansive power to make unilateral decisions without bargaining with us.”
PM For the Holidays
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