NY Times newsroom union hits management for denying new membership: ‘They have never been good partners’ [Video]

After editorial staffers at the New York Times-owned Athletic announced their desire to join the newspaper’s newsroom union, management informed the Times Guild on Thursday that they would not be honoring their request. 

“Management’s decision does not come as a surprise, given The New York Times’ long history of union-busting,” the Times Guild said in response to the news. “We filed for an election at the National Labor Relations Board [NLRB] and that process is moving forward. Sports jobs are Times Guild jobs. It’s that simple.”

“Instead of doing the right thing by its Athletic workers, Times management is continuing the charade of pretending it operates separate newsrooms in an attempt to keep a two-tiered system that disenfranchises Athletic workers,” the union said. 

The New York Times acquired the online sports news outlet in 2022 and while management originally claimed The Athletic’s operations would be separate, they were integrated into the newsroom, the union explained in a press release.

FAILED NEGOTIATIONS RESULTED IN UNION MEMBERS WALKING OUT ON THE JOB …