Sports Illustrated Union
@siunion.bsky.social
We are the united editorial staff of Sports Illustrated, organized with NewsGuild of New York
We’ve spent 15 months bargaining with Minute Media. We’ve reached agreements on some issues, but management’s proposals on wages, medical benefits and AI remain unacceptable. We’ve upheld and rebuilt SI, and we deserve better. This is what we’re fighting for. 👀🎥: www.instagram.com/reel/DWRnkPE...
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Hi 👋 It has been a while since you’ve heard from us, but we’re standing side-by-side with other @nyguild.bsky.social shops to send a clear, simple message: News, not slop. Readers deserve journalism crafted by human hands. Here's how we've been fighting back during collective bargaining 👇
SOURCES OF HELP (Thread): We are continuing to check on our members who have been or could be impacted by the wildfires in California. We have some resources to share:....
We're at the bargaining table with our new management 🥳 Even after the corporate tumult of the last few years, Sports Illustrated has dedicated writers, editors and producers (incl. some incredible people who have been here for decades!), and securing the best possible future is so important to us
We are excited to share that we’ve begun bargaining a contract with our operators at Minute Media. When Minute Media acquired Sports Illustrated, it took on more than just the legacy of the brand. It took on a stable of talented and hard-working employees as well. (1/3) 🧵
The SI union is back at the table. Excited to work toward a fair contract with our new operators ✊
We are excited to share that we’ve begun bargaining a contract with our operators at Minute Media. When Minute Media acquired Sports Illustrated, it took on more than just the legacy of the brand. It took on a stable of talented and hard-working employees as well. (1/3) 🧵
We are excited to share that we’ve begun bargaining a contract with our operators at Minute Media. When Minute Media acquired Sports Illustrated, it took on more than just the legacy of the brand. It took on a stable of talented and hard-working employees as well. (1/3) 🧵
We look forward to discussing the future of SI with our new operators at Minute Media
To ABG, Arena Group, and any future publisher of Sports Illustrated: We, the members of the Sports Illustrated Union, make this storied publication what it is. No matter what the future holds, we must be a part of it. #WeAreSI
Our contract contains hard-won protections against business-side meddling in editorial. This report is unacceptable and we are considering all our options. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...
Sports Illustrated publisher pulls transgender boxing story from magazine
In a move multiple staffers said they had never seen before, the executive told top editors to not include piece in upcoming issue.
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🚨 We have taken legal action against The Arena Group in the wake of the company’s union-busting and layoffs. Read our full release with @nyguild.bsky.social here: www.nyguild.org/post/breakin...
Our statement on today’s mass layoffs at Sports Illustrated