NYT Tech Guild

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We are the software engineers, designers, data analysts & scientists, product managers and project managers who build the digital products @ NYTimes. We won our union in March 2022 and we're bargaining our first contract!

A screenshot of Talha speaking at the Union Now rally, broadcast on CSPAN
Red background with text saying Missing: Have you seen NYT Management's Heart? Times tech guild logo in the bottom right corner
The State of The Times: Heartless. Red banner with NYT Tech Guild logo
Striking workers chant outside a Starbucks location in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Striking Starbucks workers picket outside a store in Buffalo, NY
Poster with text: rally to defend our rights. Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm, 1 World Trade Center. Reinstate the fired four.
A group of people rally with the New York Daily News union
To NYT Leadership: Look, I don't like getting these emails either... But it's minute 77 of summer Friday
To NYT Leadership: it's 2:13. Do you know where my Summer Friday is?
A group of guild members folding and assembling zines at a table
A large 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. Multiple members are wearing red apparel, and the whole group is raising their fists in solidarity.
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.
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.
A stylized photo collage displaying a photo of Times Tech Guild workers picketing outside the New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan in early November 2024, overlaid in light red, with the Times Tech Guild logo and large, outlined, all caps text: We Have A Deal
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.
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.
A crowd of over a hundred Times Tech Guild members entering the lobby of the New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan. Chants such as "No contract, no quiet!” and “When I say ‘contract’, you say ‘now’” can be heard as members enter the lobby.
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.
A black and white illustration showing a pair of hands, left hand holding a measuring cup pouring a liquid into a pod, and right hand holding a ladle to stir the pot. The red Times Tech Guild logo, with dark red blackletter T with overlaid white text “Guild” in blackletter script, appears in the lower right corner over the pot. The text “We’re cooking up a boycott! #NotCookingToday” appears above the illustration.
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.
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 portrait photo of Erica, a light-skinned woman with curly brown shoulder-length hair, wearing patterned rimmed glasses and smiling at the camera. A red border and the Times Tech Guild logo, a dark red blackletter scripted “T” with white blackletter text “Guild” overlaid on top of it, appears in the lower-right corner of the image.
“I want to emphasize to all of you that we have robust plans in place to ensure that our essential journalism still reaches our readers.” – A.G. Sulzberger, Chairman and Publisher of The New York Times. Fact Check: True. Those “robust plans” were built by The NYT Tech Guild.
An animated GIF of the picket line in which a man wearing glasses and a mask carries a large sign with four colored rectangles on it past the camera. Other protest signs can be seen in the background. The large sign says: Who We Are - analysts, designers, engineers, product & project managers, in a yellow box. Management’s Unlawful Threats - forced RTO, pay cuts, surveillance, termination, in a green box. Management Has Violated - health guidelines, trust, status quo, the law, in a blue box. What We Deserve - just cause, no exceptions, in a purple box.
NYT Tech workers on the picket line today
A flyer graphic with a dark red background with a treated background featuring an historic image of Times-Guild workers striking, wearing “N.Y. Times Unit Newspaper Guild of New York on Strike”. The flyer reads: “On ULP Strike: Meet us on the picket line. 9 AM at the New York Times building. Entrance on 620 8th Ave.” A white bar with the NewsGuild of New York and CODE-CWA logos appear at the bottom.
A graphic showing a gray and half-circle gauge with “contract” on the left and “strike” on the right. The needle is pointing all the way to the right towards the “strike” side. The header text reads, “Chance of a fair contract by November 4th: Strike Certain. 100% chance of a work stoppage.”
We're practice-picketing because we don't have a contract yet and it's been two-and-a-half years and we're too damn tired! We want a contract. If we don't get we want at the bargaining table, we're gonna strike. We are holding a line for JUST CAUSE, for GOOD PAY, and for WORKERS' RIGHTS! What are we fighting for? Just cause, general wage increase, racial equity! For respect and for a foundational contract that's going to set the union standard for the tech industry! And who are you fighting for? I'm fighting for my co-workers and, honestly, for my family. I want more affordable healthcare, guaranteed wage increases, I want to be able to continue living in the town I live in. We owe it to ourselves and to the rest of our colleagues in tech to make this a damn good contract. WE'LL BE BACK! WE'LL BE BACK!
Dear members of the New York Times Board of Directors: As the bargaining committee of the Times Tech Guild, we are writing to you to make you aware that Times representatives have demonstrated an unwillingness at the table to be reasonable on key contract demands. It is urgent that you intervene to avoid a strike coinciding with Election Day. We have entered a third year of contract negotiations, and on Sept. 10 our members authorized a strike. We want to reach an agreement and believe it is possible with a good faith management partner. We have made it clear that we need to reach an agreement before the election in order to avert a strike. Without more cooperation from management's side, we are headed toward a painful and costly strike. You have an opportunity to stop it by helping us come to a deal. Our ask to you is simple: Tell A.G., Meredith, and the rest of the masthead to stop committing unfair labor practices and secure a fair contract by the election to avoid a strike. Sincerely, The Times Tech Guild Bargaining team.
An illustrated screenshot of an article on The New York Times website with the headline in tall, narrow, serif letters: “Why Unions Are Good for America”, dated Sept. 30, 2023. A hint of a photo with blue sky and deciduous trees appears below the headline. A large white paywall dialog with thick shadow covers up the rest of the image and article. The paywall reads, “New York Times management, you’re about to run out of labor. You’re running out of time to bargain for a fair contract. It’s time to give your workers the contract they deserve.” Below the paywall dialog message appears a text box with the label “Sign on the dotted line”, followed by a large, black button labeled “Contract Now”. Below the button appears, “Or, get ready to face the most consequential news moment of the year without your tech work force. Do you feel lucky?”
A political cartoon depicting a caricatured version of A.G. Sulzberger, NYTimes publisher, with large, mostly bald head, large black rimmed glasses, dressed in a blue suit with red tie, sitting at desk in front of a computer monitor and keyboard. The computer monitor has a gradiated red background with block letters “404 Error” at the top of it, followed by a bulleted list: “No Contract, No Workers, No Times”. The caricatured A.G. is staring at the screen with his eyes bulging, mouth closed and turned down in a curt frown, with motion lines, red streaks, and two large drops of sweat indicating duress. A white mug with the Times blackletter “T” logo and a yellow nameplate with “Sulzberger” appear on the right side of the desk.
A flyer graphic with a dark red background with a treated background featuring an historic image of Times-Guild workers striking, wearing “N.Y. Times Unit Newspaper Guild of New York on Strike”. The flyer reads: “Join NYT Tech Workers at a rally for a fair contract!” Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024, noon at the New York Times building, 620 8th Ave near the 40th St entrance. A white bar with the NewsGuild of New York and CODE-CWA logos appear at the bottom.