rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/grindrunitedvision?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-grindrunitedvision' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Grindr United https://actionnetwork.org/groups/grindr-union https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Who we are: Grindr United We are the workers at Grindr. We comprise members of the LGBTQIA+ community and strong allies who work here because we want to center the queer experience. We’re dedicated to the success of this organization, and sincerely believe that can be achieved by prioritizing the humanity of our users, not just their wallets. As members and allies of communities that are systematically oppressed, we know that strength lies in working together, not alone. We are our users; we’re zero feet away. What we want: To be respected as human beings, not resources that can be disposed of to reduce cost for the next earnings call. We want to enshrine our existing benefits and expand on them to embody our values and pioneer employee rights. This includes but is not limited to: A seat on the Grindr Board, to help advocate for product excellence and the team doing the work Annual cost of living pay adjustment (adjusting for inflation) Fair and competitive pay, including pay transparency and commitment to closing any racial or gender pay gap Documented performance improvement plans prior to terminations We want to have a say in guaranteed severance upon termination, with full healthcare and benefits, as well as stock continuing to vest during that severance period. Professional Development budget for each employee to be used for further education, conferences, books, workshops, etc Remote first, you can working guaranteed from anywhere as long as you can effectively communicate with your team Guaranteed Payroll on time–we should not be at risk based on the financial decisions of management 401K Matching: Every day we are investing in the future of the company and the employees should expect the same investment in their future from the company. Healthcare for all employees Parental leave Bereavement leave Unlimited PTO Charitable Gift Matching Sabbatical for tenured employees Why a union? We need to protect the employees of Grindr and hold management accountable to their responsibilities as leaders. This is how we help prevent surprise rounds of layoffs or “performance based” terminations. This is how we gain the legal recognition of what we already know is true: the people who make Grindr are as valuable to the company as the people who make millions from Grindr. We’re already all in this together: we just want to DTR (Define the Relationship) ? Why now? We are at an inflection point. We’ve gone public, we’ve brought in a new c-suite, we’ve experienced surprise layoffs and valued team members being pushed out; we are now in the moment when the future of what Grindr will be is decided. There are over 300 anti-LGBTQ bills currently introduced in the US; our community is under attack, and we need the strength now to do what we can to push back against those attacks. Not to put too fine a point on it, we’ve brought in a new CEO who is on the record as supporting blacklists of employees who speak out, and who has donated to politicians who are behind some of these anti-LGBTQ bills. We’re in a volatile job market, with waves of layoffs affecting our industry, and we don’t want to be next. The best time to do this was yesterday. The second best time is now. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/6c98ea506260374022d474b8b54fd5187c365f12