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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yesterday we were able to join in the NYC Labor Day Rally and stand in solidarity with our organizing community. These days can feel uncertain and difficult given the labor environment we’re in, but it’s bolstering to remember that we can handle whatever is thrown our way, and that we’re never alone

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We agree with New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger - the work we create at The New York Times is uniquely human, and needs to be protected! That’s why we’re taking legal action against The Times to be more transparent about how AI is being applied so we can protect our members.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On promotions: Only 3.6% of women in our unit were promoted in March, compared to 5.5% of men. Management’s empty words don’t hide the truth about inequity at @nytimes. It’s why we’ll continue to fight for better for our members.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On promotions: White members were 3.1x more likely than Black and Latino members to be promoted.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On performance ratings: We found that even though <1% of our unit gets an ‘Unsatisfactory Year,’ a staggering 75% of all 'Unsatisfactory' ratings are handed to Black and Latino members.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Many of our members are “always on-call,” and can be paged day or night, year-round, for technical emergencies. Despite this, management argued that they did not qualify for the on-call pay protected by our contract.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

OUR FIGHT: We have taken legal action against The Times for using AI programs to surveil and monitor our members. Read The Verge article here: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We stand with Rich. We stand with our newsroom colleagues, as they fight for better remote work accommodations. Remote work works. If you'd like to stand with us, sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Our CEO recently shared that working remotely allows her to care for her 85-year-old mother. But for our coworker and fellow unit member, Rich, that’s not an option. Despite being the primary caretaker for his father, his remote accommodations have been abruptly rejected. His appeal? Denied.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Happy International Worker’s Day! Today and every day we stand up for our members and our unionized allies across industries. Tech, journalism, healthcare, service industry? Wherever you're at, we've got your back fighting for better rights and working conditions.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We know how important it is and are still fighting for remote accommodations for our member, Rich Quan, as he cares for his father.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It was a busy week with our annual on-site for engineering. We were thrilled to support our Times Guild coworkers in their fight for remote work protections, affordable healthcare and a fair contract yesterday at the @nytimes.com all-company meeting.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

So proud of our very own Talha Rahman as he advocated for the importance of unionization in tech on Sunday at the @unionnow.org rally in NYC! Grateful for the support of @sanders.senate.gov , @mayor.nyc.gov and excited to keep pushing for better for our members 🔥💪✊

A screenshot of Talha speaking at the Union Now rally, broadcast on CSPAN

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The Grey Lady must be missing her heart. A respected employee asks to work remote while caring for his 96-year old father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease? Rejected.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Heartless actions from @nytimes.com management are stopping our coworker from caring for his 96-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak from The Times Tech Guild to you!

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Today, NYT celebrates their successes from the past year, but we are witnessing a major failure of leadership: @nytimes.com mgmt is denying one of our members, Rich Quan, permission to continue working remote, even as a certified caregiver for his 96-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer's.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We stand with the Washington Post Guild. Don’t gut the newsroom, stand with @postguild.bsky.social #savethepost

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Support and protect our nurses! We stand with @nynurses.bsky.social and their fight for a fair contract, join the picket line for the people that keep New York healthy and show solidarity with our frontline workers

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Happy holidays from the NYT Tech Guild! Solidarity to all and to all workers’ rights!

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

This week, Times Tech Guild members joined @sbworkersunited on the picket line against corporate greed ✊🪧. We stand by them in their fight for a living wage and employment protections ☕. Please support their ULP strike by buying your coffee somewhere else and donating to their effort: bit.ly/m/SBWU

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Our members sit at the intersection of tech and journalism, and we know how damaging irresponsible AI can be. It’s why we fought so hard for the AI protections we have in our contract. Proud to support our editorial coworkers and journalists across the industry in their fight against AI slop.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

@nytimes.com management tried to side-step our contract by offering low-ball severance offers in disciplinary meetings with our members. We filed a grievance and WON. ✊🎉 Severance offers have to go through the Guild now, giving our members agency and support in bargaining a fair deal.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This goes beyond any one field or issue - corporate greed affects us all, and every worker deserves basic employment protections and a living wage. To help out near you, visit the striking workers' website. No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United share.google/hVKGYCtlMwcm...

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

No contract? No coffee! ✊☕ Our members are out supporting Starbucks Workers United in their strike as they fight for a fair contract.

Striking Starbucks workers picket outside a store in Buffalo, NY

A dog next to a sign reading "no contract, no Starbucks"

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Yesterday, Times Tech Guild members showed up along with hundreds of NewsGuild members and supporters to protest the shameful behavior of Condé Nast leadership.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🚨 If you're in NYC, join us on Wednesday! 🚨 We're telling Condé Nast that we will not stand for their illegal union busting and retaliation.

Poster with text: rally to defend our rights. Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm, 1 World Trade Center. Reinstate the fired four.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

One year ago we took a step into the unknown as a unit. We walked out on a ULP strike, fighting for just cause, fair wages, and remote worker protections. A supermajority of our unit participated in this historic action, and it worked - we won our first contract.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Proud to rally with the @nydnunion.bsky.social today as they fight for what they deserve ✊❤️

A group of people rally with the New York Daily News union

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Times Tech members are getting out the vote for Zohran! Some of our members were able to canvas this week with @cwadistrict1.bsky.social in support of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and his efforts to defend the working class 💪❤️

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Cheers and solidarity from our members and our @nyguild.bsky.social rep at the NYC Labor Day parade!

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Happy Labor Day to everyone out there organizing with us. The hours, pay, leave and job protections we have today are a rich history of our solidarity and the past fights we've won. We're still fighting ✊💪

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

So far, we have lost 12 hours of PTO this month and we will lose 71 hours over the duration of our contract. No announcement was made, no message sent out, and when asked, management simply ignored us. So we brought the issue to their inboxes. Every minute.

To NYT Leadership: Look, I don't like getting these emails either... But it's minute 77 of summer Friday

To NYT Leadership: [nytimes/work-life-balance] Removing summer Fridays (PR #8152)

To NYT Leadership: 100 minutes I could have been with my family

To NYT Leadership: 4:04 pm. Summer Fridays not found.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Management has been quietly clawing back our time off, first by cancelling a few “global days off” they gave us during the pandemic and now by ending a years-long practice of giving us a 2 p.m. release on August Fridays.

To NYT Leadership: it's 2:13. Do you know where my Summer Friday is?

To NYT Leadership: it's 2:26 and my eyes are tired. Wish I had a summer Friday.

To NYT Leadership: It's Friday, Friday, no more getting down on Fridays

To NYT Leadership: it's 3:02 pm. Got that summertime sadness

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

🎉CONTRACT WINS 💪We’ve been under contract for 8 months now, and we’re seeing what all our hard work has accomplished:

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

We’re celebrating solidarity through arts & crafts this week. Each year, our members come together for an internal hackathon called Maker Week and we also - in what’s becoming an annual tradition - create and share handmade zines for our members. ✊Know your rights, get involved, and get crafty 🎨

A group of guild members folding and assembling zines at a table

Four union members hold up zines, smiling.

An internal page of the zine describing member rights and what to do if you're detained or searched

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

The first big test of our contract came when management announced needless staff layoffs, ignoring our contract terms. But we had each other’s backs and organized multiple public actions - we fought to extend termination dates and get our members the severance they were owed.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

On May 7th, NYT leadership celebrated another successful earnings report and consistent growth, touting its business strategy and its employees, saying they were “well prepared to meet the moment.” On May 9th, they abruptly laid off 22 tech workers.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

THEY ARE TIMES GUILD: We are happy to welcome @theathletic.bsky.social to our @nyguild.bsky.social family. @nytimes.com needs to do the right thing and recognize them as part of the Times Guild. x.com/NYTimesGuild...

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

WE VOTED YES: (Thread) We are thrilled to share that our members have voted to ratify our new three-year collective bargaining agreement with @nytimes.com…

A stylized graphic with a narrowly cropped crowd shot of Times Tech Guild picketers outside The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan. Multiple “On Strike” signs, noise-making rhythm instruments, and a person in a white shirt carrying a megaphone appear in the photo. A red overlay and bold, all-cap white text that reads “We won our contract!” are overlaid on top of the photo.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

We are setting a precedent for tech workers across the country. Every tech worker deserves a union – now more than ever.

A group photo of Times Tech Guild members in the lobby of The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan, taken on Monday, November 12th, 2024 as the unit returned to work after an eight-day unfair labor practice strike.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

✊🎉WE HAVE A DEAL 🎉✊ We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with @nytimes.com, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

WE HAVE A DEAL: We have reached a tentative agreement with the @nytimes.com for our members. Read more here...

For Immediate Release: Dec. 11, 2024. Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740. NY NewsGuild, NY Times Reach Tentative Deal On Historic First Tech Contract. Three-year agreement sets new standards for tech industry, including "just cause" protections, guaranteed raises, and guardrails on remote-work status. New York - The NewsGuild of New York, which represents the Times Tech Guild, and New York Times management have reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract, just over a month after the Tech Guild's election week ULP strike. The tentative agreement is the first for the Times Tech Guild, the largest union of tech workers with collective bargaining rights in the country. The Times Tech Guild is a bargaining unit of The NewsGuild of New York, which represents nearly 6,000 media workers including two other units at The New York Times. "We're thrilled to reach an agreement that secures 'just cause' protections, sustains workplace flexibility, and guarantees annual raises for our members," said Kathy Zhang, a Senior Analytics Manager at The New York Times and unit chair of the Tech Guild. "These first contract wins set a strong foundation for job protections that our colleagues will build upon for generations. I could not be more proud to have been part of organizing this strong, fighting union. Serving on our first bargaining committee has been the honor of a lifetime." Tech Guild members will vote on ratification of their contract on Thursday, Dec. 19th. Among the contract highlights: Enhanced job security with 'just cause' protections. Guaranteed wage increases for the first time of up to 8.25% (plus additional base rate discretionary compensation) that prioritize the largest wage increases for the lowest paid members over the life of the contract. Additional compensation for on-call work. Important protections that lock in guardrails on additional variable compensation (including stocks and bonuses). Improved protections for workers on visas.

Language guaranteeing flexible hybrid work schedules. Process & transparency protections related to career growth, performance reviews and other workplace issues. This tentative deal marks the end of more than 2 years of bargaining, which began shortly after the unit won its NLRB election by a landslide in March 2022. Software developers, project managers & graphic designers at NYT unionized alongside a wave of other tech workers at SEGA, Meow Wolf, NPR, Activision Blizzard and Alphabet, organizing as part of CODE-CWA, or the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees. It also comes just over a month after the Tech Guild went on a ULP strike. NYT subscribers across the country expressed solidarity with striking tech workers by not crossing the digital picket line to play games such as Wordle and Connections, or using the Cooking app. Tech Guild members created their own games site, akin to a strike publication, that amassed more than a half million page views and more than 320,000 active users. Supporters also donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to Tech's strike fund. "With this contract our Tech Guild members demonstrate what happens when workers band together to fight for the value of their labor," said Susan DeCarava, President of The NewsGuild of New York. "We not only won a first contract that set new standards for workers within the New York Times, but we've also established a strong foundation for what is possible for tech workers in the future when they organize and bargain collectively." The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003 of the CWA, is a labor union representing nearly 6,000 media professionals and other employees at New York area news organizations, including NYT, The New Yorker, Thomson Reuters, The Nation, TIME, PEOPLE, Wirecutter, and The Daily Beast. NYGuild advocates for journalists to have a voice in the newsroom, for press freedom, for inclusive and diverse workplaces, and for just cause, no exceptions, for all media professionals.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Over the last 8 days, we accomplished something extraordinary: we held the first tech-workers strike in the nation, ran one of the first and largest remote pickets in the nation, and pulled off a successful boycott of both NYT Cooking and Games.

A group photo of about a hundred members of the Times Tech Guild, standing in the lobby of the New York Times building, many with fists raised in solidarity. In front of them is a shiny light wood floor, and behind are large floor to ceiling glass windows overlooking an inner greenery. Several members are wearing read dresses and shirts.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

After an unprecedented Election Week ULP strike, we returned to work today and have called off the NYT Games and Cooking boycotts. #SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike #Union #Unions #Tech #Labor #CollectiveBargaining #Contract #NewsGuild #CWA #Solidarity

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

A WARNING TO THE TIMES: Tuesday, we will be returning to work, after a successful Election Week ULP Strike. We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to @nytimes.com. And now we’ll move our fight inside. #GuildBuilds #SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike

For Immediate Release: Nov. 11, 2024. Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740. New York Times Tech Guild: ‘We showed our strength and our value to The Times.’ Workers who power all NYT technology — including mobile push alerts, app & website maintenance and the popular games — end Election Week ULP strike. ‘Now we'll bring our fight inside as we return to work.’ New York — The Times Tech Guild — the union that makes the coverage at The New York Times accessible to the world — has wrapped up an Election Week ULP Strike, having shown Times management the impact of their solidarity and unity. Tech Guild members will return to work Tuesday and march into the office together in the morning as a symbol of what's to come for The Times. “Our Election Week ULP Strike was a warning to The Times,” said Kathy Zhang, Tech Guild unit chair and a senior analytics manager at The New York Times. “We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to The New York Times, especially on election night, and showed that we have the full support of subscribers and allies across the country going forward.” Tech Guild members are advising supporters they can resume playing New York Times games as well as use the Cooking app. Instead of bargaining with the Tech Guild, Times’ executives stubbornly put a critically important Election Day at risk. The New York Times earned a notorious distinction on Election Day, as it was the site of the first NewsGuild-CWA strike coinciding with a presidential election in 60 years. A quick look at some of the impact the Tech Guild had on Election Night coverage through their ULP Strike: No state-level or non-presidential needles were live on election night. iOS news was not displaying ads intermittently, a significant loss of revenue for the company. The apps and website were slow to load. Publishing issues produced intermittent and visible error messages for readers on articles and updates.

Times subscribers received hundreds of thousands of emails with broken links. “The systems and digital products that worked over the election did so thanks to the hundreds of unit members who worked for months preparing everything to run smoothly,” Zhang said. “What broke down during this strike broke because our members weren't at work.” Subscribers across the country showed Tech Guild solidarity by boycotting the Cooking app as well as NYT games such as Wordle and Connections. Tech Guild members even created their own games site, akin to a strike publication, that earned more than a half million page views and more than 320,000 active users. “Times management — in particular CEO Meredith Kopit Levien and Chief Technology Officer Jason Sobel — made the conscious decision to put Times journalism at risk on election night rather than come to the bargaining table and work with us to get this contract completed,” said Anthony Napoli, NewsGuild of NY treasurer. “Our members will continue the fight until a fair contract is secured. We will accept nothing less.” About the NewsGuild of New York: The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003 of the Communications Workers of America, is a labor union representing nearly 6,000 media professionals and other employees at New York area news organizations, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Thomson Reuters, The Nation, TIME, PEOPLE, Wirecutter, and The Daily Beast. The NewsGuild of New York advocates for journalists to have a voice in the newsroom, for press freedom, for inclusive and diverse workplaces, and for just cause, no exceptions, for all media professionals.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

It's day 4 of our ULP strike and it's time to #TurnUpTheHeat for @nytimes.com management. We are asking for support from all of our home cooks out there! Hold the picket line with us by #NotCookingToday - stay off #NYTCooking while we fight for just cause, fair pay and remote work protections.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

We are back on the picket line outside @nytimes.com for day 4 of our ULP strike! We are fighting for fair pay, remote worker protections and just cause, and we are not backing down! #SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike #Union #Unions #Tech #Election #Election2024

A photo of the picket line outside of the New York Times headquarters at 620 8th Ave in Midtown Manhattan. The line stretches beyond the far right edge of the frame. One worker at the far left wearing a checkered red and black longsleeve shirt is holding a bullhorn, and the person behind them is holding a “Past Time for Contract” sign written in blackletter script.

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NYT Tech Guild @nytguildtech.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

We are a largely remote workforce, with members across the country. As NYC’s picket line draws hundreds, our remote workers are holding their own events in places like Portland, Raleigh, Chicago and (tomorrow) San Francisco… #SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike #Union

Five Times Tech Guild members from Seattle stand in a park area surrounded by deciduous trees that have turned red and orange for the fall. One member is standing on a concrete bench above the other four. Members are wearing a red Times Tech Guild T-shirt, a striped hoodie, a gray Guild T-shirt, a red T-shirt with Disney cartoon character Stitch and the word “HANGRY” on it; and a red long sleeve shirt. Two are wearing NYT baseball caps.

A group photo of six Times Tech Guild workers meeting up in Raleigh, North Carolina. All six workers are smiling and raising their right fists in solidarity. They’re wearing a variety of apparel, including a black shirt, red shirt, gray top with red sweater, red and black checkered button-down, a clay colored T-shirt, and a red Times Tech Guild T-shirt.

A group photo of eight Times Tech Guild workers meeting up inside over in Portland, Oregon. Each member is holding a color flyer with bright read header that reads, “Meet the union busters of the New York Times”. Members are wearing coats, red pants, red dresses, red flannel button-down shirts, red T-shirts, red jackets, and a red sweatshirt.

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