New York Times Tech Union Goes on Strike 1 Day Before Election

A union of New York Times tech workers on Monday morning went on strike, just one day before the Tuesday General Election.

The group said that it will now protest outside the NY Times headquarters in Manhattan, starting at 9 a.m. local time on Monday.

"Our union members and bargaining committee have done everything possible to avoid this ... strike," said Zhang, who works as an analytics manager at the NY Times. "But management is more willing to risk our election coverage than they are to agree to a fair deal with its workers."

Hannah Yang, the paper's chief growth and customer officer, and Jason Sobel, the chief technology officer, said that they put "a strong offer on the table" to the workers and are now "disappointed that the Tech Guild leadership is attempting to jeopardize our journalistic mission at this critical time."

A spokeswoman for New York Times Company told The Epoch Times Monday that the newspaper is "looking forward to continuing to work with the Tech Guild to reach a fair contract" to meet its demands, noting that they "are already among the highest-paid individual contributors."

The company also appeared to take issue with the timing of the strike ahead of Election Day, according to the emailed statement.

"We're in one of the most consequential periods of coverage for our readers and have robust plans in place to ensure that we are able to fulfill our mission and serve our readers," the spokeswoman said. "While we respect the union's right to engage in protected actions, we're disappointed that colleagues would strike at this time, which is both unnecessary and at odds with our mission."