Washington Post Reaches Tentative Agreement With Reporters’ Union (1)

Newsroom and commercial-side workers at the Washington Post reached a tentative agreement for a two-year contract with the newspaper’s management.

The Washington Post Guild was able to bargain for a $15 per week pay increase for most employees this year and the next, according to a bulletin the union circulated for members and obtained by Bloomberg Law. Employee spouses who both work at the Post would each be eligible for four weeks of paid parental leave under the pact.

The union said it was ultimately unable to change management’s position on issues like a 1 percent 401(K) match and a ...