Gizmodo journalists reach labor agreement

Gizmodo’s editorial staff has reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement via the Writers Guild of America East, reports Katie Campione of Deadline.

Campione reports, “Per the WGAE, the 14-member bargaining unit unanimously ratified the contract, marking the first since the tech and science outlet was acquired by Keleops Media in 2024. Gizmodo was previously part of the G/O Media Union alongside Jalopnik, Kotaku, QZ, The Root and The Onion.

“‘The Gizmodo USA Union is excited to have a new contract with Keleops. We are looking forward to continuing to cover the tech industry with integrity. We’re excited to collaborate with management and grow in ways we were stifled before,’ the bargaining unit said in a statement Monday.

“The three-year contract maintains the G/O Media Union contract that the staff was previously operating under while also building in some new gains for Gizmodo staff, including guaranteed 3% annual raises.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.