New York Times Tech Union Goes on Strike 1 Day Before Election

A union of New York Times tech workers on Monday morning went on strike, just one day before the Tuesday General Election. In a social media statement, the New York Times Tech Guild wrote that NY Times managers were provided “months of notice” before its deadline, saying it now has no choice but to act. “They have left us no choice but to demonstrate the power of our labor on the picket line,” Kathy Zhang, the guild’s unit chair, said in a statement confirming the strike. “Nevertheless, we stand ready to bargain and get this contract across the finish line.”...