The Wirecutter Union, part of the NewsGuild of New York. In early December, the Wirecutter union filed an Unfair Labor Practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board over what the guild says was management withholding holiday pay in “retaliation for striking. Journalists at the New York Times Wirecutter unit plan to strike during the product review websites peak traffic around Black Friday and through Cyber. Wirecutter's staff walked off the job amid a standoff with management about the terms of their contract, the union said in a Tuesday tweet. “We look forward to a productive relationship with Wirecutter management in the future.” New York Times Co. This contract is a testament to the collective power they’ve built and serves as an example of what can be accomplished when workers band together and demand their worth,” Susan DeCarava, NewsGuild of New York president, said. Wirecutter is essential to so many people. For all the noise Wirecutter’s union is making, I hope there can be a solution that gets them what they deserve and brings some piece at NYT. “Our members at Wirecutter love what they do, and now they will be fairly paid for their work. Austin’s tweet is accompanied by photos of extensive holiday guides published in print in the New York Times. NewsGuild, the labor organization representing the Wirecutter union, as well as staffers at BuzzFeed and The Daily Beast, echoed the sentiment. The dispute raises some thorny issues about how product reviews are financed. Editors and reviewers for Wirecutter, a New York Times website, are planning a strike over the Thanksgiving holiday.

“This contract came to fruition because every single one of us held the line on what we deserve,” Kobos added. A planned strike at a popular product review site has journalists around the country abuzz. Media can be a tumultuous environment, but we love what we do, so we organize to make it better,” Sarah Kobos, a Wirecutter senior photo editor, told The Daily Beast.

We have not only raised the bar for our members but for the industry as a whole. “I am so proud of what we as a union have accomplished. 6, 8, and 13, and said they look forward to reaching a fair agreement that pays our members what they’re worth. They will bargain with management on Dec. The Wirecutter union is part of the News Guild of New York, which represents workers at several newsrooms in the city.

With contract battles behind them, the union believes the deal is the result of its members’ persistent solidarity. The workers at Wirecutter, the product-review company owned by the New York Times, ended their strike after Cyber Monday and all signs indicate that their job action was extremely effective.

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