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.
“We believe in this company, and in our management, even though they’ve fucked up a few times,” the union said in a statement.
The unionizing employees said the layoffs, which left 220 employees without jobs, were “not handled great” but noted that talks to unionize began years ago.
“Unionizing is right for BuzzFeed News,” the union said in a statement.
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