New York Times Guild Rallies for Contract, AI Safeguards as 1,500 Workers Press After Feb. 28 Expiry
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Updated · Fox News · May 21
New York Times Guild Rallies for Contract, AI Safeguards as 1,500 Workers Press After Feb. 28 Expiry
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 21
More than 1,500 New York Times Guild members rallied outside the company’s New York headquarters Wednesday, escalating pressure for a new contract after their deal expired on Feb. 28.
Union leaders said the sticking points include written AI protections, cost-of-living pay increases, guaranteed hybrid work, affordable health care and keeping jobs inside the bargaining unit.
The Guild also filed an unfair labor practice charge Tuesday after “Fair Contract Now” signs were removed from desks, though a Times insider said the cleaning crew took them away by mistake.
The Times disputed the union’s account of stalled talks, saying it has had a fair proposal on the table since October and that 225 days have passed without a Guild response on wage offers.
The dispute also reaches union scope: Guild leaders want Athletic staffers folded into the Times unit, while management has backed a separate bargaining unit for that newsroom.
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