Grindr United-CWA Issues Statement in Response to NLRB Complaint Against Grindr

Grindr United-CWA has issued the following statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filing a complaint on Friday against Grindr's retaliatory relocation policy and refusal to protect workers' rights to freely organize, just days after workers announced the launch of their union drive last July. Last year, CWA filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Grindr for violating the National Labor Relations Act for their anti-union tactics and for changing working conditions without bargaining in good faith.

Today's complaint from the NLRB is another huge victory for our union. After management instated a retaliatory relocation policy just days after we went public about our organizing efforts, more than half of our colleagues were either forced to relocate to a "hub" to work in person, or leave the company with a severance in exchange for our silence.

When we filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB last year, we collectively held Grindr accountable in protecting workers' rights and our right to form a union. That's why we formed Grindr-United: to ensure collaboration and a seat at the bargaining table.

We hope this NLRB filing sends a clear message to Grindr that, with a union, we are committed to negotiating fair working conditions in good faith. As we continue to build and expand worker power at Grindr, this win in our favor is a positive step toward ensuring that Grindr remains a safe, inclusive, and thriving place for users and workers alike.

###

About CODE-CWA: The Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA) is a network of worker-organizers and their staff working every single day to build the voice and power necessary to ensure the future of the tech, game, and digital industries in the United States and Canada. CODE-CWA is a project of the Communications Workers of America, which represents hundreds of thousands of workers throughout tech, media, telecom, and other industries who stand together to fight for justice on the job and in our communities.

About CWA: The Communications Workers of America represents working people in telecommunications, customer service, media, airlines, health care, public service and education, manufacturing, tech, and other fields.

cwa-union.org@cwaunion