BuzzFeed Agrees to Recognize Union After Monthslong Standoff
- Employees had staged walkout in June to pressure company
- Agreement is part of wave of unionizing at online-media sites
BuzzFeed headquarters in New York City in 2018.
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BuzzFeed Inc. agreed to voluntarily recognize an employee union, ending a standoff that included a walkout and months of negotiations.
After Bloomberg reported on the accord Friday, the union confirmed the agreement in a tweet.