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This morning, @wamu885 management informed us they are laying off 15 vital people from our organization. These individuals are the lifeblood of our journalism. Our hearts are broken. We can’t believe we are losing our colleagues and friends.
WeMakeWAMU is a union
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WeMakeWAMU is a union
@WeMakeWAMU
We are the reporters, hosts, producers, engineers, and content creators who power @wamu885 and @DCist. Union strong with @sagaftra. #WeMakeWAMU
Washington, DC
Joined August 2020
- WE WON OUR UNION!!!!!! UNANIMOUSLY!!!!!!
- Replying to @WeMakeWAMUIf you believe in the power of local journalism to hold the government accountable, to bring levity to your day, or to tell you something new about the region you love, please consider emailing [email protected] to save DCist. We rely on readers and listeners like you.
- It is imperative that @SylviaBurwell, Seth Grossman, Erika Pulley-Hayes, and Michael Tribble #UnlockDCist. It’s a matter of democracy. See our letter below. We encourage you to share:
- WAMU management and @AmericanU, which owns our license, has let us and you — our listeners, readers, and members — down. They have failed to steward the service we all rely on. We know the journalism industry is struggling, but poor leadership has led us to this moment.
- We are glad that @AmericanU and @wamu leadership unlocked DCist. Making the archives available to the public is the right thing to do. We thank you for your support. We continue to be concerned about the way WAMU handled the shut down of @DCist and laid off critical colleagues.Breaking: @wamu885 has made access to all published DCist stories available to the public for at least one year as it seeks a long-term home for the archive. The archives are available at DCist.com Story: wamu.org/story/24/02/28…
- Thank you listeners and readers for your support. We don’t know what will happen at this morning's meeting. But we will keep the public informed. That’s what we do. ✊ #WeMakeWAMU. #WeReadWAMUOminous email sent to WAMU staff this afternoon about a “new strategic framework” to be announced Friday morning. Their offices will be closed to have the "time and space" to have these convos-- WAMU won't publish anything online, and they're automating starting 8pm.
- Replying to @WeMakeWAMU
- The #WeMakeWAMU union has signed its FIRST contract! 💪 Our unit overwhelmingly voted yes to a three-year agreement with WAMU and American University. It took 40 months of organizing and hard work, but we've secured guaranteed raises, new salary floors, and a seat at the table.
- UPDATE: @wamu885 managers will not renew the contracts of 13 of our essential colleagues. Many joined us at the start of the pandemic to handle a crush of news. By the end of 2020, most of them will be without a job.
- The brutal shutdown of @DCist and heartless layoffs mean the end of our popular series Overheard In D.C. Let's look back at a few of our favorites:
- Replying to @WeMakeWAMUWAMU saved DCist in 2018, acquiring the journalists, website, and social media after the original owner shuttered everything without notice. Now WAMU — and @AmericanU — is doing the same.
