Technology staffers at the New York Times have gone on strike just hours before Election Day, which could make the paper’s coverage of an incredibly tight presidential contest even tougher. Tech workers at the Times oversee everything from website maintenance to mobile push alerts to the paper’s “election needle.” Should the strike continue into Tuesday, it will be the first time a strike has interacted with a presidential election since 1964. ˆNew York Times said it had plans in place to ensure election coverage saw minimal impacts from the strike and expressed frustration with the timing of the work action. “But management is more willing to risk our election coverage than they are to agree to a fair deal with its workers. The union has not had a contract since it was formed in 2022, but Times officials say the workers it represents are already among the highest-paid at the company, earning an average of $40,000 more per year than members of the Times’ union for journalists.

Source: New York Times November 05, 2024 05:53 UTC