![]() ![]() The union said it expected to lose wages and overtime for not working on days that are not paid holidays, but that it is illegal for the company to withhold pay for taking a paid holiday. The site typically sees a boost in traffic on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and the strike was timed to have maximum impact. Last month, when the Times brass refused to come to the table to collectively bargain, the staffers authorized a five-day strike over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and encouraged would-be readers to boycott the site during that time. Specifically they’ve asked for a $300,000 pay increase across the salaries of its 65-person department, as well as yearly raises commensurate with their value to the company. The workers want better pay from the company, which reported earlier this year it is sitting on $1 billion in cash. ![]() Staffers at Wirecutter, the product reviews website that was acquired by the New York Times in 2016 and which formed a union with the News Guild in 2019, are in the process of negotiating a contract with Times management. The Wirecutter Union says it has filed an unfair labor practice grievance with the National Labor Relations Board after the New York Times “illegally withheld holiday pay in retaliation for striking.” ![]()
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