Voice Media Guild 🖇

Staff from @miaminewtimes and @phoenixnewtimes. Preserving the future of the alternative press.

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

Staff from @phoenixnewtimes and @miaminewtimes are engaged in a fight with our parent company for fair wages, adequate parental leave and the ability to continue effectively covering our communities.

Please sign our petition to help make our voice heard.

https://t.co/6LzpHKhEms

[Stacey Hauff @stacey_hauff]

This feels like a massive, unauthorized expansion of DHS’s scope of authority. Why are they involved with (what I presume is) an audit of federal funds? They aren’t supposed to be miscellaneous foot soldiers for the executive branch.

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

What do we need from you? Only a signature. 

Sign our petition today to support the unionized journalists of Miami New Times and Phoenix New Times. ✊🗞️

https://t.co/DObqpvzRQM

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

Staff from @phoenixnewtimes and @miaminewtimes are engaged in a fight with our parent company for fair wages, adequate parental leave and the ability to continue effectively covering our communities.

Please sign our petition to help make our voice heard.

https://t.co/6LzpHKhEms

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

The company has shown it doesn’t take our concerns seriously. In our last session, a rep. admitted that he wasn’t familiar with our latest proposal and said we were “monkeying around” by asking for adequate healthcare coverage and better retirement benefits.

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

Babe wake up, new logo just dropped!

(Designed by @VMGGuild member Eric Torres) ❤️✊

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

5/ Miami and Phoenix need strong, independent journalism — and that all starts with a strong contract for the people who make it happen.

Stand with us as we fight for the future of @phoenixnewtimes + @miaminewtimes✊

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

3/ Modern work standards.

From remote work options to up-to-date equipment, we’re pushing for a contract that reflects the realities of 21st century journalism.

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

4/ The removal of an “aesthetic judgement” clause in our contract.

The vague, subjective standard lets management get rid of workers based on “aesthetic differences.”

No more firings without clear criteria.

[katya schwenk @ktyschwnk]

solidarity forever with @vmgguild, fighting for the future of alt-weeklies in phoenix & across the country! support them in their contract fight

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

@ktyschwnk ✊✊✊❤️❤️❤️

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

We’re also on Bluesky!

https://t.co/xUGfiCr1by

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We’re now on Instagram!

Follow us to stay updated on our fight for a fair contract ✊🗞️ https://t.co/qX0GqBVgeh

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

2/ Adequate parental leave.

Our current contract gives full-time employees just *2 weeks* of paid parental leave.

In 2025, that’s not just inadequate — it’s unacceptable.

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

1/ Fair pay that keeps up.

Since our last contract in 2021, inflation has surged — yet our pay has only risen 2% a year.

We’re demanding wages that reflect the real cost of living.

[Voice Media Guild 🖇 @VMGGuild]

Hey y’all!

Since December, we’ve been negotiating a new contract with Voice Media Group (@VoiceMediaGroup).
Today, we returned to the bargaining table.

Here’s what we’re fighting for (🧵):

[Benjamin Leatherman @partycrasheraz]

My union @VMGGuild is currently negotiating our new contract.

I’ve changed my profile pic in solidarity with my fellow guild members as we continue to fight for a fair deal.