Vice Media editorial employees, represented by the Writers Guild of America East, said Friday said they reached a tentative deal with management.

It is the first collective bargaining pact at Vice and is part of a small but growing trend to unionize digital media outfits, including Gawker Media, Salon and AOL.

“We are deeply proud to announce the major gains made in this agreement and excited to bring a contract to our members for a vote,” said Matt Taylor, crime editor at Vice and a leader of the bargaining committee.

The tentative pact is expected to go to a vote before about 70 employees at Vice early next week. It includes “an economic package” worth a 29 percent increase over three years, according to the guild.

The pact also covers health-care costs, allows writers to do freelance work, includes a policy for compensatory time and provides guaranteed severance pay.

“This great news: Both sides have come together and struck a deal that continues to propel Vice forward as media’s most innovative and entreprenuerial workplace,” said Alyssa Mastromonaco, chief operating officer of Vice.