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M+R Union
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Union representing M+R staff. We work on digital and media campaigns for nonprofits. Member of WBNG and The News Guild
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We’re proud, we’re energized, and we’re building a workplace that truly supports the people who make everything run.
Onward — with solidarity, dignity, and a contract that reflects our worth. ❤️✊
P.S. We're Hiring. Good salaries. Generous time off. Employer-paid insurance premiums. And a union that always has your back. Visit mrss.com to see open jobs.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Our contract now expires on #MayDay 2028, aligning us with the broader union coalition. Our power grows when our timelines — and our voices — rise together.
Here's What We Won: Labor Solidarity. Our contract expires on May Day 2028. The UAW has issued a call for unions across the country to align their contract expiration dates around International Workers Day in 2028 to maximize solidarity and leverage in contract negotations across various sectors. We’re proud to join this movement!
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Promotions are now fairer and more transparent:

• Can happen anytime

• No "stretch tasks:" required

• Formal staffing reassignment requests

• Probation replaced with a consistent 6-month orientation

• Visa assistance guaranteed

Workplaces thrive when advancement isn’t arbitrary.
Here's What We Won: More Security & Fairness. A completely reformulated promotion process, with promotions received and/or requested at any time. Probationary periods eliminated and standardized to a six-month "orientation period." M+R assistance with visas. Formalized staffing reassignment requests, with denials provided in writing.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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❤️ Security & Fairness at Work ❤️

We eliminated PIPs, expanded severance + paid COBRA, and won protections that guarantee no union employee can be laid off for contractors or gen AI. Tools don’t replace people — period.
Here's What We Won: More Security and Fairness. No more PIPs! More severance pay for layoffs, including base 6 weeks’ pay + more based on tenure, and 3 months of paid COBRA. No union employees will be laid off in favor of contractors. Generative AI protections — Agreement that it is a tool, not a replacement for staff, and no union employees will be laid off in favor of generative AI.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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⏰ Reclaiming Our Time ⏰

We cut the 40-hr week to 36 with NO mandatory Friday hours. A firmwide July 4 week closure, Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday, and expansions to parental, bereavement, prenatal, and fertility leave. Creating more space for rest is a concrete step in fighting burnout.
Here’s what we won: Reclaiming Our Time. A Reduced workweek of 36 hours — with no core / mandatory hours on Fridays, giving flexibility to work four 9-hour days with Fridays off or four 8-hour days with half day Fridays. Firmwide closure the week of July 4th. Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a holiday. More paid parental leave — up from 12 to 20 weeks, with an additional 36 hours of prenatal or fertility care leave, and 6 weeks of abortion and stillbirth leave. Here’s what we won: Reclaiming Our Time. More bereavement leave — increased from 5 to 10 days per instance Elimination of vacation rollover caps and elimination of state-specific carveouts for vacation accrual and usage. Flex and comp time don’t expire — and unused comp time is paid out at the end of the calendar year or upon leaving the firm. Alternate schedules allowed for all, from day 1 of employment.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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💰 Wages That Work for Today 💰

We secured annual 5% raises (backdated!), higher tier minimums, a 4.5% automatic 401k contribution, and a 3% ratification bonus. Plus: longevity raises every other year + higher EGG grants. We’re raising the floor AND the ceiling.
Here's what we won: Wages That Work For Today. Annual 5% raises and higher salary tier minimums. Increase in automatic 401K contributions, up to 4.5% automatic contributions. 4% longevity raises every other year after 2 years in position. Increased yearly education and growth grants -- from $1000 per employee to $1250 per employee. And a one-time 3% contract ratification bonus.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Big news: Our union just ratified a powerhouse new contract — and it is transformative. 📢
We won higher wages, shorter workweeks, stronger protections, and the kind of respect every worker deserves. Let’s dig in 🧵
We just ratified our third contract! Here's a highlight of what we won.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM