More than 700 Washington Post employees plan to walk off the job Thursday for a 24-hour strike. Post Guild, the union that represents most of the company’s journalists, production specialists, and drivers expressed frustration over its ongoing contract negotiations with Post management in a letter to readers Tuesday:For 18 months, members of our union, the Post Guild, have sought to negotiate a fairer contract for us all. Interim CEO Patty Stonesifer told staffers last week that layoffs could follow if buyouts don’t work—the publication plans to cut 240 people. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Washington Post Guild (@postguild)The Post hasn’t yet commented on the prospect of a strike, but a source close to Post management says the company doesn’t anticipate any disruption to its coverage on Thursday. Disclosure: Like the Post’s staffers, Washingtonian’s editorial staff is also represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2023 09:39 UTC