New York Times employees go on strike

More than 1,000 New York Times employees in the US will leave work today. This is claimed to be the first strike at the company in over 40 years.

The one-day layoff came when negotiations between management and the NewsGuild union, which represents 1,450 Times employees, failed to result in a compromise. Both sides were still negotiating until yesterday. However, the parties said that the talks ended in the early hours of the night.

NY Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien and Editor-in-Chief Joseph Kahn gave their reactions to the strike. “Strikes often occur when negotiations stall,” Kahn wrote in an email to staff. That is not where we are today,” he said.

WILL THE NEWSPAPER COME OUT?

In statements by a company spokesperson, he stated that the newspaper will try to continue providing an uninterrupted service to its readers, despite the fact that most of the employees go on strike.

According to company sources, the newspaper has certain editors who can report. Therefore, the newspaper is expected to be published tomorrow.

The journalists are expected to start the strike at 1:00 p.m. local time (9:00 p.m. Turkish time). Negotiations focus on salaries, pensions and other benefits.

On the other hand, the company, like other media outlets, is dealing with problems caused by falling advertising revenue.