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BuzzFeed News Team Becomes Latest Media Org With Plans to Unionize

The decision comes weeks after mass layoffs at the company

BuzzFeed is one of many media organizations to undergo layoffs this year.Buzzfeed
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By Sara Jerde

February 13, 2019

Weeks after BuzzFeed laid off 15 percent of its workforce, the remaining news staffers based in the U.S. agreed to unionize with the NewsGuild of New York.

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Sara Jerde

Sara Jerde is publishing editor at Adweek, where she covers traditional and digital publishers’ business models. She also oversees political coverage ahead of the 2020 election.

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