A 24-hour strike at The New York Times, a historic demonstration in which more than 1,100 employees are expected to participate, began Thursday at midnight, after management and the union representing staffers failed to reach an agreement for a new contract after more than a year and a half of negotiating.
Because I'm a reporter working on unionizing my own newsroom, jackass, and a big paper striking is a win for people trying to do the same in smaller outlets. I'm mad because for all the talk about how the PMC needs to proletarianize, once it actually starts to happen there's absolutely 0 solidarity. Never mind that most reporters are already fucking hourly wage workers.
If you want sympathy out of the world, you have to put it in first.
I don't know why you're so mad at my opinion. You know it's right, which is probably why your inner kvetch kicked off.
Because I'm a reporter working on unionizing my own newsroom, jackass, and a big paper striking is a win for people trying to do the same in smaller outlets. I'm mad because for all the talk about how the PMC needs to proletarianize, once it actually starts to happen there's absolutely 0 solidarity. Never mind that most reporters are already fucking hourly wage workers.
You’ve articulated this well and won me over. Thanks for taking the time to explain your position in the thread.
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This comment is gross. I can’t articulate why, but its set off my ick alarms.
I am now in favor of the NYT strike.