Comment on END OF NYT TECH GUILD STRIKE

bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• inlandempire@jlai.lu ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Also what did they get out of the strike? It sounds wrong that they’d still end the strike even if no demands were met, strike as posturing is counter effective

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  • GetOffMyLan@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    No it sends the message that they can do it. And that is massive all on its own.

    It’s designed to bring them to the table without starving the workers. Indefinite strikes would obviously be more effective but then you’re forgetting about the people who do need the jobs.

    If nothing changes they can just do it again.

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    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Striking without any demands is self congratulatory larping. Workers strike when they have demands to strengthen their negotiating position.

      A “just because” strike is weird and undermines unions.

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      • GetOffMyLan@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        The Times Tech Guild’s decision to strike during the election is not coincidental. The strike comes after a two-and-a-half-year back-and-forth between the union and The New York Times. This September, the union gave Times management an ultimatum: if demands were not met before the Sunday leading up to election day, Times Tech Guild members would go on strike, leaving the news organization vulnerable.

        That’s all well established. They have been negotiating for a long time.

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