A third of workers at Crooked Media, a liberal media outlet founded by members of former President Barack Obama’s White House staff, have left the company since 2023 amidst internal struggles, according to a Bloomberg report.
The company, started in 2017 by former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau, has been mired in internal struggles over their coverage of the war in Gaza, alleged union-busting tactics and potentially unsavory workplace behavior, according to the Bloomberg report. ...
“It’s a shame when a progressive company like Crooked Media fails to live up to its own values and attempts to union-bust,” WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said, according to Bloomberg. “The Guild fully expects Crooked Media to stop playing politics with its workers’ livelihoods and settle this first contract without delay,” she concluded.
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