On top of that, navigating a shriveling industry means spending every single minute facing the existential dread of knowing the next media job they leave or lose very well may be the last one they'll ever find.
They often can't really afford to live with the paychecks they do get, to say nothing of forgoing those during a protracted work stoppage. Working journalists and bloggers, for their part, are chronically underpaid relative to the cost of living in the major media markets in which they're generally required to reside. The Times is the richest, most prestigious, and most powerful organ in print media here it was going against the relatively small bargaining unit of a relatively small and un-prestigious subsidiary property. Management had every reason to feel confident the union would fold. That is to say, in return for two years of patience and faith they got a negotiating partner so arrogant, so contemptuous, so certain of eventual victory, that it felt secure in daring the company's workers to fuck off during the company's peak season for business. We continue to hold the line and are prepared to walk out if this is the choice they make.- Wirecutter Union November 11, 2021
Management told us they’d rather spend the time preparing for Black Friday/Cyber Monday without us than come to the table to finish this contract before we strike. As the embedded tweet up there emphasizes, the union engaged in good-faith negotiation with management over its reasonable and justified demands for two years, and got this in return, back in mid-November: The order and meaning of events is vital, here. The union then filed a labor grievance with the National Labor Relations Board after Times management retaliated by withholding the holiday pay to which the striking workers were entitled. It's a win for the union, which went on strike around the Thanksgiving holiday-leaving managers to run it without the people who do its actual work during what's typically one of the site's busiest and most important times of year. The agreement, according to the union's threaded tweets, includes immediate pay increases, a salary floor, guaranteed annual raises, and a host of other provisions related to hiring, workplace protections, and benefits.
We came together to demand better & won!- Wirecutter Union December 14, 2021 We’re excited to share we’ve reached a deal with management on our first contract! After 2 years of bargaining & a 5 day strike, we’ve secured an agreement that makes meaningful improvements to our working conditions.
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