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Crooked Media Union Unanimously Ratifies First 3-Year Deal More Than A Year After Organizing Under WGAE
More than a year after organizing under the WGAE, the Crooked Media content creators have reached a deal with the company
If we inspire workers at one other company to stand up together, fight for each other, and insist on what they deserve, this has all been worth it,” the bargaining unit said in a joint statement on Thursday. By March 31, 2025, Crooked will develop a public-facing AI policy Successorship language that requires any new employer to assume the union contract in most instances A PTO policy with a minimum 49 guaranteed days off, in addition to 20 weeks parental leave Crooked will cover $955/month toward member health insurance, increasing by 10% each year Crooked will offer at least one health care plan that meets the World Professional Association for Transgender Health standards A minimum of 13 weeks severance A good faith process for layoffs, including seniority, recall rights, retraining, and two weeks notice or additional severance All members are guaranteed 12 hours minimum rest time between end of work and next day’s start; Cell phone stipend, commuting reimbursement and working late in-office/on location meal & taxi reimbursements Eliminated non-competes, at-will provisions, and mandatory arbitration provisions from individual employment agreements Just cause Union security Crooked must include an acknowledgment that the staff is unionized with the Writers Guild of America East at the end of all podcasts We’re proud to see our members secure a hard-fought collective bargaining agreement that will support them in the essential work they do – especially in the middle of a presidential election cycle,” WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said in a statement.
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