0361.json

{
    "id": 367,
    "date": "2020/12/11",
    "sources": [
        "https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/3anva3/three-of-spotifys-podcast-unions-stop-working-to-demand-better-workplace-conditions"
    ],
    "actions": [
        "strike"
    ],
    "struggles": [
        "pay and benefits",
        "working conditions",
        "unfair labor practices",
        "discrimination"
    ],
    "employment_types": [
        "white collar workers"
    ],
    "description": "Three unions at Spotify kicked off a two hour work stoppage in solidarity with their collective struggles for fairer contracts and better workplace conditions. The union at Gimlet, a major podcast publisher that was bought by Spotify last year for $230 million, is joining unions at The Ringer and Parcast\u2014all properties owned by Spotify\u2014in the work stoppage. The union's demands have included a contract with guaranteed raises, clear guidelines surrounding promotions, the right to profit from intellectual property they help create, a greater emphasis on diversity, and pay equity across the board. The work stoppage was streamed on Twitch for a little over an hour, with organizing members from all three groups outlining in detail their demands. ",
    "online": true,
    "locations": [
        "usa"
    ],
    "companies": [
        "the ringer",
        "spotify",
        "gimlet media",
        "parcast"
    ],
    "workers": null,
    "tags": null,
    "author": [
        "organizejs"
    ],
    "latlngs": [
        [
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            -118.2332085
        ]
    ],
    "addresses": [
        "Spotify, Mateo Street, Arts District, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CAL Fire Southern Region, California, 90021, United States"
    ]
}