New York Times Tech Staff Strike Over Return-to-Office Rules (2)

New York Times Co. technology workers went on a half-day strike Monday afternoon, accusing the media company of trying to unilaterally force them back to the office without negotiating in good faith.

The employees, who include software engineers and product managers, voted 404-to-88 last year to unionize with the NewsGuild, extending a wider wave of organizing in US technology and media businesses.

Union members and supporters outside the New York Times building on Monday.

Photographer: Jessica Nix/Bloomberg

The work stoppage began at 1 p.m., with the union holding demonstrations on Zoom and in-person outside the Times’ Manhattan headquarters, which the tech guild also live-streamed on Instagram.

More than 150 union members and supporters stood ...