They are on strike the workers in New York Times for the first time in 40 yearswith their union citing the company’s “failure to negotiate in good faith” the new collective labor agreement.
The employees – more than 1,100 are on strike – in the editorial office of the newspaper as well as other workers belonging to the New York NewsGuild union had given the company until yesterday, December 8, to renew the collective agreement, which expired in March 2021.
She the 24-hour strike is the first by workers at the leading newspaper since the early 1980s and, as APE-MPE reports, joins a wider movement that has spread across the US, with workers at various companies – such as Amazon, Starbucks and Apple – organizing in an effort to oppose “unfair labor practices”.
In a tweet yesterday, the NewsGuild said: “More than 1,100 New York Times workers are officially on strike, on first such widespread mobilization in the company in 4 decades. It’s never an easy decision to give up doing the work you love, but our members are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve a better newsroom for everyone.”
In a statement the company expressed its “disappointment” for “this extreme action when we have not reached an impasse”.
As reported by the Associated Press, the two sides had some discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday, but still they disagree on issues such as wage increases and telecommuting policy.
Source: News Beast
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