The list of signatories include a few prominent Times journalists, including opinion contributor Roxane Gay, culture reporter J Wortham and former reporter Dave Itzkoff. In the letter addressed to the Times' associate managing editor for standards, the contributors say they have "serious concerns about editorial bias in the newspaper's reporting on transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people." ‘A contract would ensure that we have a real say in our compensation and in our future at the Times.A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building on in New York.Ībout 200 New York Times contributors have signed an open letter calling out the legacy newspaper for its coverage of transgender issues.
“‘In the two years we’ve been in bargaining, Wirecutter’s revenue and readership has grown enormously, and still the Times is nickel-and-diming its editorial staff-we have many union members who do more and earn less than I did in my first big media job fifteen years ago.’ says Tim Heffernan, senior staff writer at the site. The issues at stake in the contract fight include higher pay minimums, annual guaranteed raises, caps on increases to healthcare costs, and banning non-disclosure agreements for cases of harassment and discrimination.
26 this year, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, when retailers count on a huge bump in holiday shopping.”įrom the NewsGuild release: “Members are protesting an unfair labor practice against management’s failure to provide complete information required to negotiate over wages.
Two years ago the union secured recognition at Wirecutter as well. Journalists at the New York Times Co.’s Wirecutter unit plan to strike during the product review website’s peak traffic period around Black Friday, reports Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News.Įidelson reports, “Over 90% of Wirecutter union members have voted to authorize a work stoppage lasting one or more days in late November, according to the NewsGuild, which represents around 1,300 other editorial and business workers at the Times.
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