Ninety percent of union members at McClatchy Media newspapers in the Pacific Northwest have voted to potentially strike over low pay, and are raising money through GoFundMe to pay rent and bills in case they’re off the job.
The journalists are represented by the Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds, which represent only the McClatchy papers in both states: The Tacoma News Tribune, The Olympian, Tri-City Herald, Bellingham Herald, and Idaho Statesman in Boise. (Both guilds are part of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, which represents Stranger staff).
The newspapers haven’t decided to go on strike yet, but the vote tells management that the threat is on the table…