Hundreds of journalists and employees at the New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday. Newsroom employees and members of The NewsGuild of New York say they are fed up with bargaining that has dragged on since their contract expired in March 2021.
The union announced last week that more than 1,100 employees would stage a 24-hour work stoppage starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday unless the two sides reach a contract deal.
On Wednesday evening the union said via Twitter that a deal had not been reached and the walkout was happening. “We were ready to work for as long as it took to reach a fair deal,” it said, “but management walked away from the table with five hours to go.”But New York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said in a statement that they were still in negotiations when they were told that the strike was happening.
Rhoades Ha told The Associated Press the company has “solid plans in place” to continue producing content, including relying on international reporters and other journalists who are not union members. In one breakthrough that both sides called significant, the company backed off its proposal to replace the existing adjustable pension plan with an enhanced 401 retirement plan. The Times offered instead to let the union choose between the two. The company also agreed to expand fertility treatment benefits.
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