Sports Illustrated Union

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We are the united editorial staff of Sports Illustrated, organized with NewsGuild of New York

A navy blue card with white text. The text says: We will fight for our members who have been affected by these layoffs and will ensure Minute Media follows all the provisions of our new contract. We know how much our brand and its history means to so many of you, and we won't stop fighting for everything that the SI name should mean.
A navy blue card with white text. The text says: We didn't think we would need to rely on our hard-won severance provisions so soon. But now, after an unsuccessful corporate transaction with the "Al-powered" startup VideoVerse led to the layoffs of our members, we are relieved we have a strong contract. As long as we're here, we are going to keep fighting to uphold SI's legacy. Much of what you've read about SI, including AI-generated content appearing on the OnSI contributor network, has nothing to do with our members or our work. We demand that management invest in our human-powered journalism and differentiate it from the contributor network.
A navy blue card with a white header, providing an update from the SI Union. The text says: A LITTLE OVER a week ago, Sports Illustrated management laid off nine of our members, including three colleagues who had been with SI for over a decade and our entire golf vertical. This devastating action came less than a month after we ratified a new contract with SI's current operator, Minute Media. We were pleased to reach a three-year deal that raised wages, improved medical benefits and parental leave, protected against AI's creep into our work, preserved our remote work flexibility and much more.