Reuters US Journalists Authorize Strike as Labor Tensions Simmer

Thomson Reuters Corp. journalists in the US have authorized their union to call a strike against the media company, which they say has slow-walked negotiations for higher pay and other benefits.

The vote does not guarantee a work stoppage at the 171-year-old newswire, but allows the union’s bargaining committee to announce a strike if progress isn’t made in contract talks, which resume Nov. 14.

“We are still working very hard to get a deal at the table,” said Beverly Sloan, a union representative. “But we want a deal this year. There’s not a lot of this year left.”

Union members ...