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Over 1,300 employees of The New York Times have stated that they don’t want to return to their offices in person. According to several sources and members of the workers’ union, they have explained that the situation is generated because they have not had a raise in their salaries.
“It’s just the latest blow in the increasingly bitter contract dispute between the News Guild journalists union — which includes reporters and photographers, as well as some editors and business-side employees — and upper management, over wages” the New York Post reported.
New York Post sources explained that the situation is generated because employees consider that it is not a good decision to return to their jobs in person amid inflation and the high costs faced by Americans. They highlight that going back to the office implies higher expenses.
“People are livid,” Tom Coffey told the New York Post. Coffey is a veteran editor who has at least 25 years at NYT, works on the news desk, and is a member of the union’s Contract Action Committee.
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Similar were comments from the outlet’s reporter Haley Willis, who commented that the outlet should focus on reaching a new agreement with employees. “The New York Times is giving employees branded lunch boxes this week as a return-to-office perk. We want respect and a fair contract instead.”
However, other sources indicated that there are no set days to return to the office. In addition, the New York Post highlighted that “sources with knowledge of the company’s stance previously told The Post that Times management was putting off wage negotiations until many other issues — such as adding Juneteenth, Veterans Day, and Indigenous Peoples Day to the calendar — were settled.”
Williams Perdomo es periodista y escritor, especializado en las fuentes Política y Cultura.