On Thursday, December 5, nearly 40 members of the Vox Media Union, Thrillist Union, and out-of-unit workers were laid off as management gutted its Eater Cities sites and reduced Thrillist by 80 percent. We are sickened to lose our beloved colleagues, some of whom have been with Vox Media for nearly a decade. We are grateful to have industry-leading severance language in our collective bargaining agreement.

This GoFundMe is an effort between members of the Vox Media Union and Thrillist Union and will directly benefit union members and others impacted by the December 5 layoffs. All funds raised will be distributed in equal amounts to all laid-off unit members who opt-in to receive funds. The organizers of this fund will be reaching out to those impacted by the layoffs in the coming days with details about how to sign up for their share of the funds.

Together, we know that we’re all we’ve got. Since organizing, we have seen the wide-reaching benefits of solidarity that go so far beyond the language in our hard-fought contracts. Our unions are committed to standing together in support of our colleagues who were laid off, and will hold management accountable for how these layoffs were conducted. With these funds, we hope to ease the financial burden that these layoffs have placed on our colleagues, some of whom are pregnant or currently out on parental leave, in a time of historic inflation and swirling economic uncertainty.

This fund is being overseen by a committee of Vox Media Union members, including Ashok Selvam, Victoria Barrios, and Amy McCarthy. The fund will operate transparently, with full accounting of all donations that are received and distributed.

In solidarity,

The Vox Media Union and Thrillist Union

References:

https://www.adweek.com/media/vox-media-layoffs-reorganizes-lifestyle-properties/

https://www.thewrap.com/vox-media-layoffs-thrillist-eater-union/