Things could get a little dicey later this week at The New York Times. The Times NewsGuild, which represents about 1,450 employees, has warned management that they will walk out for 24 hours starting Thursday if a new contract is not reached.Kevin Draper, a Times sports reporter, told Vanity Fair’s Charlotte Klein, “We are all operating under the assumption that we are walking out on Thursday.”Negotiations are continuing, but Klein reports what contingency plans are being put in place if there is a walkout. She writes, “Since Friday, there have been a series of meetings to prepare for the work stoppage, according to a Times editor. Some managers are looking into how to pull more stories off the wires to fill gaps in the report and asking people individually whether they plan to work on Thursday, according to two Times reporters.”
Origen: Will The New York Times have a walkout this week? – Poynter
