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Fans of the New York Times end up accessing several of their products a
day, from Wordle to podcasts, recipes and, of course, breaking news. But
the New York Times Guild has announced a 24-hour walk out until 11:59pm
TONIGHT, Thursday, December 8th, and we don’t cross picket lines — not
even digital ones.

Newsroom employees and other Guild members — such as assistants, building
security guards, ad sales workers, comment moderators, and virtual
producers, among others — are striking in response to the protracted
bargaining process that began in March 2021 when their last union contract
expired. Management and Guild members have not come to an agreement after
nearly 40 contract negotiation meetings, and yesterday the union announced
today's one-day work stoppage via Twitter.^1

NYT Guild members, part of the NewsGuild of New York, are bargaining for
better health and retirement benefits, clear remote-work policies, salary
floors, and wage increases amidst rising inflation across the country.^2
The union has also asked for improvements to the rating system used by
management to assess employee performance — which workers have pointed out
tends to discriminate against Black and Latinx New York Times employees.^3

A digital picket line is just as important as a physical one. Just as Team
AOC has stood with workers at Hunts Point Produce Market, union railway
workers, and baristas organizing for a better workplace at Starbucks,
we’ll be avoiding all New York Times products until 11:59pm tonight to
stand with NewsGuild workers in their fight to secure better working
conditions — stand with us!

Labor solidarity is crucial to our movement. We wish the Guild workers
luck with their negotiations!

In solidarity,

Team AOC

 

1 - [ [link removed] ]The Guardian

2 - [ [link removed] ]NY Guild

3 - [ [link removed] ]Chicago Tribune


 

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