As members of the Washingtonian editorial staff, we want our CEO to understand the risks of not valuing our labor. We are dismayed by Cathy Merrill s public threat to our livelihoods. We will not be publishing today, a number of the publisher s 25 editorial staffers said on Twitter.
As members of the Washingtonian editorial staff, we want our CEO to understand the risks of not valuing our labor. We are dismayed by Cathy Merrill’s public threat to our livelihoods. We will not be publishing today. Jane Recker (@janerecker) May 7, 2021
Merrill sought to defuse the tension on Friday, saying in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch that the media outlet embraces a culture in which employees are able to express themselves openly.
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Updated on May 7, 2021 at 9:05 pm
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Cathy Merrill indicated working in the office has more value than working from home. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“If the employee is rarely around to participate in those extras, management has a strong incentive to change their status to ‘contractor.’ Instead of receiving a set salary, contractors are paid only for the work they do,” Merill wrote in THursday s op-ed.
That concept did not sit well with her staff most of whom are working from home.
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In a rational world, employers desperate to fill jobs would do everything they could to make their workplaces seem attractive: They’d raise wages, offer bonuses and show themselves to be caring and respectful bosses.
In our world, just the opposite is happening. Wages are stagnant, especially in low-paying sectors, and employers are demonstrating utter contempt for employees they’re trying to lure back to work.
They’re casting blame for their difficulties elsewhere especially the purportedly lavish unemployment benefits provided by the federal government.
We got thousands of applications that poured in. It was very overwhelming, very.
Maya Johnson, describing what happened when she doubled the minimum wage at the Pittsburgh ice cream shop she manages