Despite failing to come to an agreement on a contract, the Times Tech Guild, which represents over 600 tech workers at The New York Times, said Monday that it has called off its week-long strike. The union has been picketing outside The Times’ Manhattan headquarters on a regular basis since going on strike on November 4. Election Day, when reader interest is at its peak, was chosen as the strike day. Software developers, designers, and data analysts who are members of the Times Tech Guild will resume work on Tuesday.
The walkout “showed that we have the full support of subscribers and allies across the country going forward,” according to Kathy Zhang, the union’s unit chair and senior analytics manager at The Times. The union will keep fighting for a fair contract, she said. The Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha stated, “We look forward to continuing to work with Tech Guild to reach a fair contract that takes into account that they are already among the highest paid individual contributors in the company and journalism is our top priority.”
Pay increases, pay equity, and whether or not the employees’ contracts may contain a “just cause” clause—which would restrict termination to misconduct or other similar grounds—have been the main issues of contention during the contract discussions.
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