Insider editor in chief tears down union posters amid strike
Insider editor in chief Nicholas Carlson has been caught on video tearing down pro-union posters in Brooklyn as a labor strike entered its second week. The union members, which include reporters and editorial staff, have picketed since early June outside the news site’s Manhattan headquarters. Carlson was filmed by a group of Insider employees who accosted him and questioned why the strike had not been resolved after more than a week. Carlson was seen frantically removing flyers from lampposts and stuffing them into a Citi Bike. He rode away when he realized the group was recording him, taking down more posters from the side of a mailbox.
The flyers, which were posted in the Windsor Terrace and Park Slope neighborhoods, pictured Carlson and CEO Henry Blodget with the headline “Have you seen this millionaire CEO?”. The flyers outline the demands of the 250 unionized workers for a “fair contract” with company management. Since the strike began, non-union workers, including editors and reporters based outside the US, have been putting in long hours to keep Insider’s website afloat. Carlson has also been pitching in, writing stories and trying to quell anger among the non-union members.
FAQs:
What is the Insider?
The Insider is a news site that publishes news and articles about technology, politics, business, and more.
Why are the union members protesting?
Union members, which include reporters and editorial staff, are protesting as they have failed to resolve several disagreements with management over, among other things, health care plan and annual raises.
Why did Nicholas Carlson tear down the flyers?
Carlson was caught on video tearing down the pro-union posters after they were plastered all over his neighborhood, including around his seven-year-old son’s school.
What is the demand of the unionized workers?
The unionized workers are demanding a “fair contract” with company management.
During a strike, Insider’s editor-in-chief removes union posters.
The editor-in-chief of the Insider news site, Nicholas Carlson, was caught on video tearing down pro-union posters as a labor strike entered its second week. Local media obtained the video that shows Carlson frantically removing the flyers from lampposts in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn while riding a Citi Bike. A group of Insider employees confronted Carlson, demanding to know why the strike had failed to reach a resolution. Union members, including reporters and other editorial staff, have been picketing since early June over disagreements with management regarding healthcare and annual raises. Carlson has been actively writing stories and trying to quell anger among non-union members who have been putting in long hours to keep Insider’s website running smoothly during the strike. Since then, non-union workers, including editors and reporters based outside the US, have been publishing stories, but web traffic has been declining.