Staff of tech news site The Markup has unionized

The editorial staff of tech news site The Markup has unionized with the NewsGuild of New York.

The management of the news site, which launched earlier this, has voluntarily recognized the union.

“We believe strongly in The Markup’s mission of holding powerful institutions to account, and we’re proud of the bold and unique reporting style our team has developed to take that mission on,” said the staff in a statement. “To that end, we want a fair, diverse and sustainable newsroom that empowers us to produce the best journalism long-term.”

The editorial staff and the management will now begin negotiating a contract.

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.