Some union members of the New York Times and NBC News’s digital properties vowed not to come to the office this week and instead work remotely, defying their respective employers’ back-to-the-office plans
A personal, guided tour to the best scoops and stories every day in The Wall Street Journal.Some 215 members of NBC News’s digital newsroom union vowed to stay home this week, said Tate James, a video editor at NBC News and head of the digital union’s bargaining committee. The union, which like the Times’s union is part of the NewsGuild of New York, represents about 275 people.
The nearly three-year-old union, which includes employees across nbcnews.com, msnbc.com and today.com, is also pushing for increased flexibility to work remotely, Mr. James said. The Times in July told employees that it expected most staff to return to the office at least part of the week, including a hybrid routine with regular attendance, starting the week of Sept. 12. The company previouslyLabor-organizing efforts across U.S. media have increased in the past few years. Last year, workers at Condé Nast publications the New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica
Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. recently reached a one-year collective agreement with IAPE, the union that represents more than 1,300 members across Dow Jones publications and other divisions in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement had support from 94.3% of voting members.
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