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Management wants us afraid. Disempowered. But we know our value and we will stand together. We will hold management accountable, and fight their contract violations. We will fight for our members and everything they deserve.

They claim the layoffs will help us “operate more efficiently,” but they cut from already understaffed departments, removing senior and leadership roles and discarding employees with decades of institutional knowledge.

Management also failed to offer voluntary buyouts, refused to consider cutting contracting expenses, and is applying an overly narrow definition of seniority.

On May 7th, NYT leadership celebrated another successful earnings report and consistent growth, touting its business strategy and its employees, saying they were “well prepared to meet the moment.” On May 9th, they abruptly laid off 22 tech workers.

Management claims that “cost discipline remains key,” but they already approved $350 million in stock buybacks this year. For comparison, less than 3% of that would cover the salaries cut.

We want to again thank everyone for their support, especially across #NYGuild, #NewsGuild, CODE-CWA, CWA District 1, the New York City Central Labor Council, New York State AFL-CIO. It’s all one fight!

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A large group photo of Times Tech Guild members in the lobby of The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan, taken on Monday, November 12th, 2024 as the unit returned to work after an eight-day unfair labor practice strike. Multiple members are wearing red apparel, and the whole group is raising their fists in solidarity.

We hope that this contract sets a precedent for tech workers across the country – because every tech worker deserves guaranteed raises, just cause, flexible hybrid schedules, compensation for on-call work, and protections for those on work visas…

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WE VOTED YES! (THREAD)

We are thrilled to share that our members have voted to ratify our new three-year collective bargaining agreement with #NYTimes…

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A stylized graphic with a narrowly cropped crowd shot of Times Tech Guild picketers outside The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan. Multiple “On Strike” signs, noise-making rhythm instruments, and a person in a white shirt carrying a megaphone appear in the photo. A red overlay and bold, all-cap white text that reads “We won our contract!” are overlaid on top of the photo.

We are setting a precedent for tech workers across the country. Every tech worker deserves a union – now more than ever.

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A group photo of Times Tech Guild members in the lobby of The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan, taken on Monday, November 12th, 2024 as the unit returned to work after an eight-day unfair labor practice strike.

We fought hard for this contract because we love our jobs. And now, thanks to our members and support from our siblings at #NYGuild, #NewsGuild, CODE-CWA, CWA District 1, the New York City Central Labor Council, New York State AFL-CIO and all of YOU, we have a historic deal.

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Guaranteed wage increases for the first time of up to 8.25% (plus additional base rate discretionary compensation) that prioritize the largest wage increases for our lowest paid members over the life of the contract

‘Just cause’ and remote work protections; guarantees for flexible hybrid work schedules; compensation for on-call work and protections for our members on work visas

✊🎉WE HAVE A DEAL 🎉✊

We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with #NYTimes, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:

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WE HAVE A DEAL: We have reached a tentative agreement with the #NYTimes for our members. Read more here...

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For Immediate Release: Dec. 11, 2024. Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740. NY NewsGuild, NY Times Reach Tentative Deal On Historic First Tech Contract. Three-year agreement sets new standards for tech industry, including "just cause" protections, guaranteed raises, and guardrails on remote-work status. New York - The NewsGuild of New York, which represents the Times Tech Guild, and New York Times management have reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract, just over a month after the Tech Guild's election week ULP strike. The tentative agreement is the first for the Times Tech Guild, the largest union of tech workers with collective bargaining rights in the country. The Times Tech Guild is a bargaining unit of The NewsGuild of New York, which represents nearly 6,000 media workers including two other units at The New York Times. "We're thrilled to reach an agreement that secures 'just cause' protections, sustains workplace flexibility, and guarantees annual raises for our members," said Kathy Zhang, a Senior Analytics Manager at The New York Times and unit chair of the Tech Guild. "These first contract wins set a strong foundation for job protections that our colleagues will build upon for generations. I could not be more proud to have been part of organizing this strong, fighting union. Serving on our first bargaining committee has been the honor of a lifetime." Tech Guild members will vote on ratification of their contract on Thursday, Dec. 19th.

Among the contract highlights: Enhanced job security with 'just cause' protections. Guaranteed wage increases for the first time of up to 8.25% (plus additional base rate discretionary compensation) that prioritize the largest wage increases for the lowest paid members over the life of the contract. Additional compensation for on-call work. Important protections that lock in guardrails on additional variable compensation (including stocks and bonuses). Improved protections for workers on visas. Language guaranteeing flexible hybrid work schedules. Process and transparency protections related to career growth, performance reviews and other workplace issues. This tentative deal marks the end of more than two years of bargaining, which began shortly after the unit won its NLRB election by a landslide in March 2022. Software developers, project managers and graphic designers at The New York Times unionized alongside a wave of other tech workers at SEGA, Meow Wolf, NPR, Activision Blizzard and Alphabet, organizing as part of CODE-CWA, or the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees. It also comes just over a month after the Tech Guild went on a ULP strike. NYT subscribers across the country expressed solidarity with striking tech workers by not crossing the digital picket line to play games such as Wordle and Connections, or using the Cooking app.

Tech Guild members created their own games site, akin to a strike publication, that amassed more than a half million page views and more than 320,000 active users. Supporters also donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to Tech's strike fund. "With this contract our Tech Guild members demonstrate what happens when workers band together to fight for the value of their labor," said Susan DeCarava, President of The NewsGuild of New York. "We not only won a first contract that set new standards for workers within the New York Times, but we've also established a strong foundation for what is possible for tech workers in the future when they organize and bargain collectively." About the NewsGuild of New York: The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003 of the Communications Workers of America, is a labor union representing nearly 6,000 media professionals and other employees at New York area news organizations, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Thomson Reuters, The Nation, TIME, PEOPLE, Wirecutter, and The Daily Beast. The NewsGuild of New York advocates for journalists to have a voice in the newsroom, for press freedom, for inclusive and diverse workplaces, and for just cause, no exceptions, for all media professionals.

We stand in solidarity with members across the #NewsGuild whose vital organizing efforts would be threatened by this bill. Contact your representatives now to let them know your concerns. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-reps-vote-no-on-hr-9495-nonprofits-are-not-terrorist-organizations

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Our priority here is our contract. Our ULP Strike was a warning to #NYTimes and now management knows what we’re capable of. We know we are setting a precedent for the industry, and that means getting back to the table, and bringing the fight back to the office.

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Unfortunately, #NYTimes leadership is willing to risk the company’s journalistic mission and waste extraordinary amounts of money just to avoid speaking with us.

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Hundreds of us showed up every day on the picket line, with hundreds more meeting across the nation and online.

✊ We could not have done this without you. ✊ From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

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Over the last 8 days, we accomplished something extraordinary: we held the first tech-workers strike in the nation, ran one of the first and largest remote pickets in the nation, and pulled off a successful boycott of both NYT Cooking and Games.

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A group photo of about a hundred members of the Times Tech Guild, standing in the lobby of the New York Times building, many with fists raised in solidarity. In front of them is a shiny light wood floor, and behind are large floor to ceiling glass windows overlooking an inner greenery. Several members are wearing read dresses and shirts.

After an unprecedented Election Week ULP strike, we returned to work today and have called off the NYT Games and Cooking boycotts.

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A WARNING TO THE TIMES: Tuesday, we will be returning to work, after a successful Election Week ULP Strike. We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to #NYTimes. And now we’ll move our fight inside.

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