• by Ray Schultz , April 7, 2025

More than 300 technology workers at The Washington Post have formed a union, The Washington Post Tech Guild, and have asked the company for voluntary recognition. 

“We are taking this step in order to build a more equitable, transparent, and sustainable future for all tech workers at The Post,” the group explains. 

The new union is part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-CWA. 

One software engineer states, “Washington Post leadership has already extended to us the benefits fought and won by our sister union, the Post Guild, like strong parental leave, improved layoff packages, and Juneteenth as a recognized holiday.”

Another software engineer, Patrick, adds, “As the tech workers of The Post, we are proud to support and deliver the world-class journalism produced by our colleagues in the NewsGuild, which plays a vital role in informing public discourse. By organizing, we are asserting our right to have a voice in decisions that affect our working conditions and our right to employee protections.”

Last year, the Post laid off 54 people at Arc XP, its cloud-based digital experience platform. The tech unit reportedly had been losing money.