The NYT walkout is official:
“Today we were ready to work for as long as it took to reach a fair deal, but management walked away from the table with five hours to go. It’s official: @NYTimesGuild@twitter.com members are walking out for 24 hours on Thursday. We know what we’re worth.”
@jkohlmann just want to check is the Athletic staff covered by the union? If I read them am I crossing the picket line?
@mcneely It reads, in part: "We're asking subscribers, loyal readers, union supporters, media workers and workers of different trades, to support us by sending a letter to Meredith Kopit Levien and A.G. Sulzberger, notifying them of your intent to support us, Times employees on December 8. While we are not asking that you cancel your subscription, we do ask you to honor the walkout by not reading The Times that day, or using its other products, which all would not exist without our labor.” (2/2)
@mcneely The Athletic’s workers are not unionized, unfortunately / yet.
My coworkers in the Times-Guild have created this public pledge: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-new-york-times-give-your-employees-the-contract-they-deserve/
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