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Failed negotiations resulted in union members walking out on the job at news outlets in 2024
January 2, 2025 // During election week, Times staffers dressed in red marched and chanted outside the paper’s Midtown Manhattan office with "Scabby," the giant, inflatable rat that is symbolic of New York City labor disputes, perched outside 620 Eighth Avenue. "We are not a joke, we are not playing," a Guild leader told the crowd on Nov. 4. A New York Times Company spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital that the newspaper was "disappointed" in the timing of the strike.
Forbes to Lay Off 3% of Staff as Union Stages 3-Day Work Stoppage in Protest
January 26, 2024 // The Forbes editorial union began a three-day walkout Thursday to protest management negotiation tactics and layoffs hitting around 3% of staff. "To meet our 2024 business goals, like many companies, we needed to reprioritize resources, resulting in the difficult decision to reduce less than 3% of staff," a Forbes spokesperson said in a statement to TheWrap.