Posted on 11/05/2024 11:28:16 AM PST by Salman
The Times Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts at The New York Times, went on strike early Monday, just ahead of the busy Election Day news period.
The two sides negotiated until late Sunday. The sticking points in recent days were whether the workers could get a “just cause” provision in their contract, which means they can be terminated only for misconduct or another such reason; pay increases and pay equity; and return-to-office policies.
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Story from the NYT. FWIW the website is still working without the tech workers.
OH NOES!!! What will we do if we can’t get the NYT? They are so fair and balanced without bias...
They’ve been frantically posting anti-Trump propaganda lately.
Maybe it’s the “Trump Curse”?
software developers and data analysts
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Why would the NYT have a staff doing this instead of outsourcing?
Especially if they want to work remotely!
Will anyone even notice?
Two job descriptions ripe for outsourcing, I suspect.
Neither one requires an actual presence on site. You could do it from India just as well as NYC.
Will they be forced to use 2020 election updates on their site instead of today’s?
Control of content.
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