Lauren Ro

ALT The Kids Aren't Too Soft (We Just Have to Pay Rent) "It's easy for bosses WHO came up in a media world WITH GOOD SALARIES - or have FAMILY WEALTH -- to complain about the young folks not paying their dues."- a bargaining-committee member "I'm just LESS SERVILE than I used to be because MY SALARY HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH INFLATION." - a Curbed writer "My generation is not 'COMPLAINING.' We're DEPRESSED that there is NO SECURITY in journalism careers anymore." - an annoyed fact-checker "The idea that the kids don't want to get their asses up and work couldn't be FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. Almost everyone I know in media works MULTIPLE JOBS." - a copy editor "It would be nice to be able to AFFORD a family on my salary instead of ASPIRATIONALLY BROWSING THE STRATEGIST'S BABY-REGISTRY GUIDES."- a writer

ALT What Keeps Us Up At Night “Worrying that MY STORIES WON’T GET FACT-CHECKED OR COPYEDITED PROPERLY because our staff is STRETCHED SO THIN.”- a nervous writer “Events that I’m covering UNTIL MIDNIGHT that I am NOT GETTING PAID OVERTIME for.”- a very tired union member “The fact that 5 people have left my department SINCE I STARTED WORKING HERE. SO NOW I RUN 15 ACCOUNTS.”- a social media member “The fact that Vox ELIMINATED my health-insurance plan while I deal with SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS.”- a bargaining-committee member “The way my paychecks look PUNIER and PUNIER IN COMPARISON TO MY BILLS.”- a features writer but also everyone

ALT A mock magazine cover that reads "New York Union: Media Workers Tell All!"