New York Times employees resign

Hundreds of newspaper employees gathered in front of the New York Times building, protesting against the newspaper’s management with banners in their hands.

Reacting to inconclusive negotiations between the NewsGuild union and New York Times management for 20 months, employees who make up the newspaper’s newsroom and newsroom said they couldn’t get a raise for two years and wanted a fair deal.

In the written statement made by the NewsGuild union, it was noted that the proposal made by the NYT management was far behind inflation and average wage increases in the US.

In the news on the subject in the NYT, it was noted that since the contract expired in March 2021 there have been about 40 meetings between the parties, but no consensus has been reached on salary increases, health and retirement plans.

In the news, it was stated that the NYT offered the union a 12.5 percent total raise for 2023 and 2024, of which 4 percent included the past 20 months, while the union wanted a 24 percent wage increase. percent, 8.5 percent retroactive.

It was shared that there are more than 1,800 employees at NYT, of which approximately 1,450 are affiliated with the relevant union.

It is claimed that at least 1,100 NYT employees signed the 24-hour work stoppage, with NYT employees last taking a similar daily action in 1981.

On the other hand, as media organizations like BuzzFeed, AMC Networks, and the Gannett newspaper chain, especially CNN, laid off hundreds of their employees to cut spending due to declining advertising revenue and uncertain economic prospects, organizations like NPR and The Washington Post announced that they withdrew some units due to budgetary problems. (AA)