Scores of journalists and editors at the New York Times will be on strike Thursday, their union announced, after bargaining over their contract fell through Wednesday.
The historic 24-hour walkout, which reportedly begins at midnight Thursday, would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years.
The New York Times, however, said representatives were in the midst of negotiations when they were told the strike was confirmed. The union last week announced tentative plans for the Thursday strike and revealed that over 1,000 members committed to the walkout if demands were not met.The guild and the Times management bargained extensively Tuesday and part of Thursday.
The Guild is fighting for 10% pay raises at ratification, however, which it believes would make up for the raises not received during the last two years when the contract lapsed.“Their wage proposal still fails to meet the economic moment, lagging far behind both inflation and the average rate of wage gains in the US,” the union said.
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