Gannett has avoided a walkout by journalists from three North Jersey newspapers by agreeing to a two-year contract that increases salaries by over 25%.
Members of The Record Guild, representing reporters from the Bergen Record, Daily Record and New Jersey Herald, ratified the contract with 95% of the vote, ending three years of combative negotiations and walkouts.
“Our members showed Gannett they would not be pushed around by their games and stood up for each other, showing we wouldn’t be cowered by bad contract language, questionable protections, and low wages,” said Kaitlyn Kanzler, the Record Guild unit chair. “We know our worth as journalists, and we’re finally being paid for it.”
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