Washington Post reaches contract agreement with its Newsroom Union

The Washington Post reached an agreement Friday on a new contract with the union representing the majority of its unionized workers, ending 18 months of belligerent negotiations that included a one-day work stoppage.

The tentative agreement, if ratified, would give all workers represented by the union an immediate raise of $30 per week, with an additional 2.5 percent raise in April, plus additional raises in future years, according to The Washington Post Guild.

“It has always been our goal to reach an agreement that meets the needs of our employees and our company,” The Washington Post said in a statement. “We believe this contract delivers both and appreciate the efforts of everyone who worked to make this possible.”

In an email to its members, the Washington Post Guild said the new contract was a major victory and that the union had brought the company back to the table with “tireless organizing.”

“After 18 months of negotiations — months in which Guild members gave moving testimonies at the bargaining table, signed petitions, attended pickets, lunched for fair wages and implemented the largest work stoppage at The Washington Post in nearly 50 years — the company has finally agreed a deal,” the statement said.

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