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By Andrew Kato Jun 7, 2019, 9:30am EDT

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Newly written SBNation.com coverage of many sports was suspended on Thursday until contract negotiations are complete for the content creators and editors employed by Vox including the NBA Finals:

With this being the last scheduled day of bargaining, the https://t.co/o0ZvY6sVc6 NBA team won’t be providing any Game 3 coverage today until @vox_union receives a fair contract.

This was a hard decision, but securing that contract today is more important than an NBA Finals game
— Mike Prada (@MikePradaSBN) June 6, 2019

Oliver Darcy from CNN Business reported that there were four major outstanding issues in the negotiations: “salary minimums; guaranteed annual cost of living increases; severance agreement; and a plan for freelancers and contractors.” The last item likely includes SB Nation writers and editors who are not full-time employees of Vox.

Following unionization, Vox Media as a company was empirically shown to have shifted its hiring practices according to job listing analysis by Joshua Fruhlinger at Thinknum. The company disagreed with his analysis and the author included a response.

Juliana Feliciano Reyes from the Philadelphia Inquirer noted how some Vox workers are getting feisty on social media regarding their terms of employment.

Unfortunately, this does not win anyone the primary, but Senator Bernie Sanders took notice of the negotiations:

I stand in solidarity with @vox_union (@WGAEast) fighting for a fair contract. https://t.co/BzJx96YOB9
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 6, 2019

According to Assistant College Football Editor at SBNation.com Alex Kirshner, bargaining has now gone beyond the officially designated last day for negotiation:

We didn't leave the office last night and are now on our ~58th hour of @vox_union bargaining in the last three days.

We would do another 58 if that's what it took. That's why we are going to get a good deal
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) June 7, 2019

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