More than 1,000 New York Times journalists on strike seeking better working conditions

More than 1,000 journalists from The New York Times began a 24-hour strike on Thursday to demand better working conditions, after The NewsGuild of New York union and the newspaper’s management could not reach an agreement.

The editors, editors of the medium, as well as other members of The News Guild of New York They have indicated they are tired of the negotiations that have dragged on since their last contract expired in March 2021.

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Consequently, more than 1,100 employees signed a 24-hour strike commitmentaccording to a union statement.

According to an article published Thursday by The New York TimesSince the spring of 2021, the outlet and the union have had some 40 meetings, but negotiators have failed to reach an agreement on wages, health coverage and retirement, in a country where both health and retirement are in private hands. .

The last round of negotiations took place on Tuesday and part of Wednesday, but on the night of Wednesday, the union said via Twitter that no agreement had been reached.

“We were ready to work for as long as it took to reach a fair deal, but the (media) management team withdrew from the table with five hours to go,” The NewsGuild said in a tweet.

In a note to the newsroom, Joe Kahn, executive editor of The New York Timessaid he was disappointed with the union’s decision.

“Strikes often occur when talks stall. That is not where we are today. Although the company and NewsGuild remain separated on a number of issues, we continue to exchange proposals and move towards an agreement,” Kahn said, in statements published by The New York Times.

NewsGuild also took to social media to urge readers not to read the tabloid or play its hobbies this Thursday, announcing a “picket” at 1:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. GMT).

Source: Elcomercio

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