The failed negotiations led to the union members walking out of the news stations in 2024

The contract wars that lasted for many years in the media companies came to an end in 2024. Unions from the New York Times, NBC and Forbes have issued warnings to executives about their intentions during key company events in recent months.

Here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest moments:

The New York Times Tech Guild

The New York Times‘ The ability to provide Election Day news and analysis is in jeopardy during this year’s election week as hundreds of disgruntled newspaper technical staff complain of ongoing conflicts with management, citing “improper labor practices.”

As of November 4, the day before the 2024 Election, the New York Times Tech Guild announced a week-long strike. The Tech guild voted to unionize in March 2022 and has been in negotiations with leadership for more than two and a half years in an effort to secure a contract.

Tech Guild’s 600 members manage the back-end systems that power the paper’s extensive digital operations, working in Engineering, Product, Design, Data and project management offices.

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During election week, red-clad Times workers marched outside the newspaper’s office in Midtown Manhattan with “Scabby,” a giant, inflatable rat that is a symbol of New York City labor disputes, outside 620 Eighth Avenue.

“We’re not a joke, we’re not kidding,” the group’s leader told the crowd on November 4.

A spokesperson for the New York Times Company previously said Fox News Digital that this newspaper was “disappointed” during the strike.

New York Times tech workers strike (Fox News)

At stake was the Times’ famous “Election Needle,” which would show the odds of Trump or Harris winning. While the needle finally moved onto the NYT website, albeit later in the night than in previous years, no federal or non-presidential needles were live on election night.

In addition, due to the strike, the IOS news did not show advertisements from time to time, which marked a significant loss of company income, applications and websites did not load, the publication produced error messages for readers in articles and reviews, and subscribers of the Times. found hundreds of thousands of emails with broken links, according to an announcement by the NYT Tech Guild.

However, a Times spokeswoman described the newspaper’s coverage during election week as “the effectiveness of our site during the election,” according to a statement to Fox News Digital.

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After a week on strike, New York Times tech workers are back on the job without a contract. But, on December 11, the NewsGuild of New York, which represents the Times Tech Guild, reached a three-year contract agreement following the union’s weeklong strike in November.

Members of The New York Times newsroom are standing in solidarity with tech workers on strike on Election Day 2024. (Fox News Digital)

NBC Digital Union

NBC’s digital staff also took action this year in an effort to secure a contract for their newly formed news union. On the night of November 21, the group sent fiery messages to 30 Rock, blasting the company’s leadership for dragging their feet on the contract.

The NBC Digital NewsGuild, the affiliate discussion unit of the NewsGuild of New York, announced NBC News officials for alleged “unlawful conduct” by flashing “breaking news” messages on the company’s high-rise in midtown Manhattan.

The NBC Digital NewsGuild, which represents the reporters, editors, designers, video journalists, animators, social media strategists and editorial staff of NBC News Digital, has been negotiating their first contract since the group came together in 2019.

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Speculation is directed directly at NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde, along with NBC News Editorial President Rebecca Blumenstein, Senior Vice President of Programming Janelle Rodriguez, Vice President of News Catherine Kim and TODAY Senior Vice President and Libby Leist for involvement in the strategy. which they say violated labor laws, including firing more than 20 union journalists without consultation and retaliating against union members for participating. in a secure job.

“Cesar Conde and his leadership team have a bad habit of breaking the law,” said Tate James, a video editor and union leader, in a statement sent to Fox News Digital. “But now you’re dealing with a newsroom full of reporters who are sick and tired of working without a contract and trying to take their bosses to court. NBC News executives are obsessed with the stock price, but they don’t respect the old workers. We deserve a fair contract, and we’re not backing down from this fight until we get it.”

In addition, in 2021, the National Labor Relations Board found that NBC illegally withheld more than $350,000 in dues from union reporters, according to a press release shared with Fox News Digital. The union has not yet reached an agreement with union management.

Forbes Union

Forbes Union, which was also established in recent years, retired on December 3, 2024, which is an important date for the company.

The union, which represents the editors of this magazine, has issued a warning to the management, planning its departure on the same day as the release of the famous Forbes list “30 Under 30”, which includes 20 lists of 30 influential people under the age of 30. seniors who are recognized for their achievements in various industries.

Union members, who said they are fighting for fair wages and reductions in power and to protect against layoffs, told. Fox News Digital that the management has been standing at the table for almost three years.

Forbes Union demanded that the company stop “illegally and illegally” removing people from the bargaining unit.

A spokesperson for the Forbes Union told Fox News Digital that management incorrectly stated that some members of the Forbes Union were “management” and, therefore, should not be part of the union. The union said that this tactic is a common practice against the union, which it is fighting with its allegations of unfair labor practices in the division of members in an unfair way, with the aim of trying to reduce Forbes Union.

A three-day trip to Forbes Union in January 2024 (Forbes Union)

Members of the union spoke to Fox News Digital about the timing of the exit, which coincided with the launch of the company’s “30 Under 30” list to highlight the work required to get off the list.

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“The 30 Under 30 list is a really high-profile list for Forbes. It gets us a lot of attention,” said Andrea Murphy, unit chair and statistics editor for Forbes. “But it takes the work of all the teams in the newsroom, months and months of work to put together a list like this.”

“The range is huge,” he added. “There is no part of the newsroom that is not involved in this, so we felt we wanted to go out on this day and highlight how much work it takes to do this level of journalism every day. We want to use some of the attention and spotlight that this list gets every year and shine a little light on it in our contract battle.”

A three-day tour of the Forbes Union in January 2024 (Forbes Union)

Murphy said management has been dragging its feet and suspects it’s a tactic used by companies to dampen union enthusiasm by “slowly moving” in contract battles.

“Yes, they don’t tell us that when we sit at the negotiating table,” he added. “They say they have been doing this in good faith all along.”

The union has yet to reach an agreement with Forbes management.

Fox News Digital’s David Rutz, Brian Flood and Nik Lanum contributed to this report.

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