Breakthrough for indie labels as Secretly Group Union sign contract with management

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Secretly Canadian, Dead Oceans and Jagjaguwar – shared the news yesterday (October 12).In a statement on social media, the SGU wrote: “We are ecstatic to announce that contract negotiations have concluded and our membership has voted to ratify the contract!“This was a long and very difficult fight, but we could not be prouder to be the first independent label group union.”The message continued: “We hope this is a beacon to other labels and other people struggling to work in music.

Our vote was a contentious decision, and we already know what we’re going back for when it’s time to go back to the table.“The fight never ends with a first contract – we’re excited to engage with the energy that this contract brings at Secretly and in our industry at large to continue advocating for our workers and everyone in the music industry.”Dead Oceans – whose roster boasts the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Bright Eyes and Khruangbin – subsequently expressed its gratitude to the union in a thread of posts on Twitter.We are ecstatic to announce that contract negotiations have concluded and our membership has voted to ratify the contract!

This was a long and very difficult fight, but we could not be prouder to be the first independent label group union.— Secretly Group Union (@secretlyunion) October 12, 2022The fight never ends with a first contract – we're excited to engage with the energy that this contract brings at Secretly and in our industry at large to continue advocating for our workers and everyone in the music industry.— Secretly Group Union (@secretlyunion) October 12, 2022“This agreement marks a new chapter in Secretly’s ongoing commitment to our staff, to our workplace, and to the core values we bring to artist and label partners.