Leadership of Wirecutter Union joins chorus of support for NYT Tech Guild’s strike authorization

The union, representing journalists at The New York Times product review site, joins nearly 750 in the newsroom in supporting the Tech Guild’s fight for a fair contract.

10/22/2024

NEW YORK – The leaders of the union representing The New York Times’ product review service, Wirecutter, have passed a resolution of support for the Times Tech Guild’s plans to go on strike as Election Day nears. 

Members of the Wirecutter Union sent the resolution on Tuesday to A.G. Sulzberger, publisher; Meredith Kopit Levien, CEO; Cliff Levy, deputy publisher of Wirecutter; Dave Rubin, chief brand and communications officer; and Hannah Yang, chief growth and customer officer.

“The best way to avoid a disruption to all of our work is for management to offer a fair contract as quickly as possible,” the resolution says. 

Wirecutter Union, which represents about a hundred editorial workers, joins the Times Guild in its support for The Times Tech Guild, who authorized a strike on Sept. 10. 

Since the Tech Guild passed its strike authorization vote - and despite the union’s best efforts to make itself available for bargaining - management has refused to schedule adequate time to bargain. On Oct. 3, the Tech Guild sent Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger a request to attend Oct. 16’s bargaining session but he declined while claiming both sides shared a goal of reaching a strong contract quickly. 

“Times management has fought the Times Tech Guild every step of the way since workers first

announced their intention to form a union in 2021. We at Wirecutter were disappointed to see management’s sluggish pace, especially after our most recent negotiation cycle — which both sides said was an example of efficient and productive bargaining,” the resolution says. “The Tech Guild deserves the bargaining conditions we enjoyed: frequent, multi-hour bargaining sessions that allowed both sides to put in the work and deliberations that are necessary for a good contract.” 

Election Day is 14 days away and nearly half of Tech Guild works on election-critical programs. Tech Guild members also power the popular - and profitable - Times games such as Wordle and Connections.

“The Tech Guild will know best what actions they should take in order to get the deal they deserve, but we want to make something perfectly clear: We will back the Times Tech Guild and its members if their unit is forced—by management's obstinance—to strike. We will do everything in our power under our current contract to support and advance their fight,” the resolution says.

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