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Title: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: Ptarmigan on December 02, 2022, 06:40:28 PM
NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/ny-times-union-plans-1000-employee-walkout

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More than 1,000 unionized employees are threatening to walk out of the publication if it does not agree to their demands in contract negotiations by next Thursday.

"After 20 months of negotiations, enough is enough: Today, more than 1,000 [NYT Union] members pledged to walk out if [the paper] does not agree to a complete and fair contract by Dec. 8," the publication's union tweeted on Friday.

A letter the NYT NewsGuild sent to the outlet demanded wages to match inflation and improvements to existing health insurance and retirement benefits.

"We will walk out and stop work for 24 hours, on Thursday, Dec. 8, if we do not have a deal for a complete and equitable contract by then," they threatened in a letter that Reuters obtained. 1,036 members of the union signed the letter.

A walkout at the New York Times. That should be interesting.
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: SVPete on December 02, 2022, 07:56:15 PM
 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: Eupher on December 03, 2022, 07:03:23 AM
I'm no labor expert, but I'd posit that the 1,000 employees threatening to strike are the blue collar guys who actually operate the presses and get the hard copy newspaper out the door.

In no way does that threatened strike affect the suits. They'll shift their eggs from hard copy to online, tighten their belts for a day, then it's business as usual.

IOW, a big f'n nothingburger -- even if people actually buy that rag any more.
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: freedumb2003b on December 03, 2022, 10:41:53 AM
I'm no labor expert, but I'd posit that the 1,000 employees threatening to strike are the blue collar guys who actually operate the presses and get the hard copy newspaper out the door.

In no way does that threatened strike affect the suits. They'll shift their eggs from hard copy to online, tighten their belts for a day, then it's business as usual.

IOW, a big f'n nothingburger -- even if people actually buy that rag any more.

Most newspapers have agreements with their rivals to print a slighly reduced version during this sort of things.

So the less of the old gray whore is just fewer lies in print.
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: DefiantSix on December 03, 2022, 10:44:20 AM
:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Amen.

Is it wrong for me to hope that BOTH SIDES destroy each other???

 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: ADsOutburst on December 03, 2022, 01:37:43 PM
When I saw the thread title, I wondered if employees were threatening to walk out over the NYT not being far-left enough, or some such nonsense.
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: FlaGator on December 03, 2022, 03:30:28 PM
If the New Your Times shuts down will anyone other than journalists realize?
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: DefiantSix on December 03, 2022, 08:01:37 PM
If the New Your Times shuts down will anyone other than journalists realize?

I'm sure the DNC will notice if one of their propaganda orgs isn't in line to fellate them with the rest.
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: SVPete on December 04, 2022, 08:54:22 AM
It's a Prog-On-Prog :pisscontest: , so I'm :popcorn: .
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: ABC-2 on December 04, 2022, 11:06:05 AM
I'm sure the DNC will notice if one of their propaganda orgs isn't in line to fellate them with the rest.

Mercy!   :-) :-) :-)

Even if I wouldn't quite use the  particular words that you did above  ...

I do agree with you!  And think I can scrounge up another  :hi5: from my supply for you darlin'!   :rotf:

And did!!! ~ ABC

 
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: Old n Grumpy on December 05, 2022, 02:05:02 PM
If the New Your Times shuts down will anyone other than journalists realize?

Only the birds whose cage is lined with it.  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: NY Times union plans 1,000+ employee walkout
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on December 08, 2022, 09:58:22 AM
Amen.

Is it wrong for me to hope that BOTH SIDES destroy each other???

 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Absolutely not. I cheer woke on woke catfights. :catfight: :catfight: :catfight: