NewsGuild Backs New York Times Staffers Facing ‘Urgent’ Changes to Coincide with Digital Era

 

By Brian Flood

The New York Times’ Metro section is facing buyouts and management has called for “urgent” changes to coincide with the digital era, but a key labor union, NewsGuild of New York, intends to make sure Gray Lady executives play nice when the paper’s local section is revamped.

“Management aren’t the only individuals who want to bring vibrancy to the metro desk, so do the reporters and editors who've made the section the solid, award-winning beat that it is at the Times. We intend to hold the New York Times to its word in respecting its employees, their contract and acknowledging the value these workers have given and will continue to give to the Times’ brand,” a NewsGuild spokesperson told Fox News. 

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Source: Fox News (via Empire Report New York)