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G/O Media Told Staff It Fired Editor for Activism, Union Says
Alex Cranz
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Online publisher G/O Media Inc. told employees of its tech-news website Gizmodo that it fired a co-worker because of her union activism, the Writers Guild of America East alleged in a complaint filed with a U.S. regulator.
In filings Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board, the union claimed that management fired a senior editor, Alex Cranz, in retaliation for her discussion of working conditions, following “a pattern of harassment and intimidation for union activity.” Management then violated federal labor law again by telling employees that Cranz was terminated because of her activism, according to the union’s complaints.