Leaders of The New Yorker Union sent out a survey in July to its members to gauge support for a strike. It was a test of how far the workers would go to procure a contract agreement that satisfied their demands and was fair. Previously, it took almost three years for their first-ever contract to be negotiated, which was what led them to realize that the only way forward this time was a credible threat of a work stoppage. 101 of the union members, out of 102, signed a pledge that they were ready to take this step. One of the main sticking points is management’s attempt to curtail members’ right to do various writing-related, and any other work for anyone else, or for publication. Even more insulting is the invasion of privacy, as workers would have to ask supervisors for permission to do any outside work at all, even those jobs that are not related to what they do at The New Yorker.
Read the full story by Duncan Freeman for The Chief-Leader, published August 5, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/near-unanimous-support-for-strike-new-yorker-union-says,52849
