The Times Tech Guild, which represents tech workers at The New York Times, said on Wednesday that it had reached a tentative deal with The Times on a contract, after more than two years of bargaining and a weeklong strike.
In an announcement, the guild said the three-year contract included provisions such as wage increases of up to 8.25 percent over the length of the contract; “just cause” protections that mean workers cannot be fired without a good reason; additional compensation for on-call work; and flexible hybrid work schedules.
Union members will vote on the ratification of the contract on Dec. 19.
If approved, it will be the first contract for the Times Tech Guild, which was certified in a National Labor Relations Board election in March 2022 and is the country’s largest union of tech workers with collective bargaining rights. The guild, which has more than 600 members, represents workers like data analysts, software developers and product managers.
“These first contract wins set a strong foundation for job protections that our colleagues will build upon for generations,” Kathy Zhang, a senior analytics manager and the unit chair of the Tech Guild, said in a statement.
A spokeswoman for the company said: “We’re pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with the Tech Guild.”
The contract negotiations were at times contentious. Guild members went on strike over the busy Election Day news period in November, protesting daily outside The Times’s Manhattan offices. The union ended its strike after a week and without a contract.
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