The NewsGuild of New York announced Wednesday that it has reached a tentative woody with The New York Times connected behalf of the Times Tech Guild. The tentative three-year declaration would beryllium the archetypal for the guild, which was initially formed in 2021.
The tentative woody follows a onslaught that kicked disconnected the time earlier the US statesmanlike predetermination in November and lasted for just implicit a week. During the strike, the guild asked radical not to play NYT games similar Wordle and Connections and made a leafage dedicated to strike-themed versions of games to play instead. In its property release, the NewsGuild says that the tract saw “more than a fractional cardinal leafage views and much than 320,000 progressive users.”
The guild volition ballot to ratify the declaration connected December 19th. Here are immoderate of the highlights of the contract, from the NewsGuild’s property release:
Enhanced occupation information with ‘just cause’ protections
Guaranteed wage increases for the archetypal clip of up to 8.25% (plus further basal complaint discretionary compensation) that prioritize the largest wage increases for the lowest paid members implicit the beingness of the contract
Additional compensation for on-call work
Important protections that fastener successful guardrails connected further adaptable compensation (including stocks and bonuses)
Improved protections for workers connected visas
Language guaranteeing flexible hybrid enactment schedules
Process and transparency protections related to vocation growth, show reviews and different workplace issues