Posts tagged New York Times Tech Guild
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.
NY Times tech workers union ends strike — without new contract
November 12, 2024 // The Tech Guild, which represents some 600 software engineers and programmers at the Gray Lady’s digital platforms, returned to work on Tuesday morning without management having met their demands for higher wages and job protections. However, union leaders declared victory in the labor dispute.