The Guild signed a contract in April 1941 for commercial department staff, and in August, was certified as the union for news and editorial workers. In 2012,
Times workers won a 35-hour workweek with eligibility for
overtime on the 36th hour and
time-and-a-half on the 40th hour, though most union workers work more than 35 hours. After 19 months of negotiation, the Guild approved a contract in late 2012 through March 2016 including modest raises and bonuses, a new pension plan, and continues their existing health plan. As of 2021, the editorial union contained over 3,000 reporters and media professionals. The union staged a one-day walkout in December 2022, their first in over 40 years, while negotiating wages and other issues as part of their contract renewal. Their prior contract had expired in March 2021. In January 2022, the NewsGuild filed a complaint with the
National Labor Relations Board accusing
The New York Times Company of violating federal labor law by adding new
paid days off to the company's holiday calendar exclusively for non-union workers, and the New York Times Guild accused the company of making similar changes to the company's bereavement policy, making it applicable only to non-union workers, later the same month. In July 2023, the NewsGuild filed a grievance against
The New York Times, accusing it of engaging in
union-busting by announcing its intention to eliminate its sports section and to instead use non-union workers at
The Athletic, which
The New York Times acquired in 2022, to cover sports. == Tech Guild ==