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Congrats!
We are still trying to get Washingtonian CEO @merrillwilliams to raise the salary floor above $42,500–a number that becomes more out of touch with reality and industry standards every day.
HUGE WIN: The @forbesunion has ratified our first contract. Highlights: Strong editorial integrity protections, a new $68.5K salary floor, gold-standard job security protections, and more. Read here for details: nyguild.org/post/nyguild-rep…
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No one could afford the lifestyle the Washingtonian promotes on the salaries the Washingtonian condones.
Is this what you guessed?
Because this is what CEO @merrillwilliams thinks is an acceptable media salary in 2026.
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Let’s play a little game…
Read this @washingtonian job description and tell us what you think it should pay…
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Is this what you guessed?
Because this is what CEO @merrillwilliams thinks is an acceptable media salary in 2026.
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Tell @merrillwilliams her business is not sustainable paying below-market salaries! Time to raise the pay floor!
It takes 2 minutes to send a letter:
actionnetwork.org/letters/pa…
Thanks for your support!!
I just wrote a @WashGuild @newsguild letter in support of @washingtonian workers seeking living wage (floor of $60k in DC.) You also can write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/pa… note @IAPE1096 @PostGuild
SPOTTED: Washingtonian journalists fighting for basic salaries while their boss hosts a swanky party for other journalists.
POV: Your boss hosts a swanky party celebrating women in journalism but doesn’t pay most of her own journalists a living wage. 🧐
Actually support women in journalism by sending @merrillwilliams a quick note:
actionnetwork.org/letters/pa…
Washingtonian magazine hosted a party celebrating women in journalism tonight.
An even better way to support journalists? Pay them a living wage already!
This is who @washingtonian owner Cathy Merrill is giving money to. How about paying all your employees a livable salary while you’re at it?
Washingtonian magazine loves to boast that it’s woman-owned.
Yet not even half of the women in our union make what’s considered a modest yet livable income for DC.
It’s International Women’s Month, and we are demanding better!
Support women in journalism by sending CEO @merrillwilliams a letter:
actionnetwork.org/letters/pa…
Tell our boss @merrillwilliams her employees deserve to be able to afford to live in the city they cover!
actionnetwork.org/letters/pa…
A $63K salary floor… are you paying attention @merrillwilliams?
Your proposal of $42,500 is unlivable in DC!
We are not going away, let’s get back to the bargaining table!
