Embarcadero Media Foundation union secures first contract three years after unionizing

Unionized newsroom staff at Embarcadero Media Foundation, a Silicon Valley-based media nonprofit, have won their first contract in a deal that gives members higher salaries and a pay scale that compensates workers for prior experience, improved healthcare benefits and job protections. 

Embarcadero Community News Guild, which represents 20 reporters, editors, designers and photo staff, overwhelmingly voted to ratify their three-year contract on Oct. 8. Signed on the eve of the three-year anniversary of the union’s voluntary recognition, the deal follows nearly a year and a half of negotiations. 

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