CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.
The strike, which includes 76 members of the Chicago Tribune reporting staff, photographers and some editors, began at 5 a.m., said Caroline Kubzansky, a member of the Chicago Tribune Guild who is a general assignment reporter for the newspaper.
The NewsGuild-CWA, which represents the employees, said the workers participating in the 24-hour strike are demanding fair wages and that management not eliminate their 401(k) match benefits.
Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThe union said cuts imposed by Alden Global Capital have “gutted newsrooms” and included cutting the Chicago Tribune's staff from 111 to 76 people since June 2021.
And in late 2023, more than 200 workers at The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, accepted buyouts.
Persons:
Caroline Kubzansky, “, ”, Jon Schleuss, Alden, Mitch Pugh, Conde Nast, Jeff Bezos, Gray
Organizations:
CHICAGO, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Guild, Alden Global Capital, CWA, Tribune Publishing, Chicago Tribune's, Goldin Solutions, The Associated Press, Vogue, GQ, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Amazon, Orlando Sentinel, Virginian, Daily Press, Virginia Gazette, Tidewater, Virginian Press, Daily
Locations:
U.S, New York, Challenger, Chicago, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Virginia