More than 1,000 New York Times staffers vowed not to work on Thursday, its newsroom union said, marking the first strike in over 40 years at the organization
, Chief Executive Meredith Kopit Levien and Executive Editor Joseph Kahn expressed disappointment about the walkout.
The Times union last week said it would go on strike Thursday if a contract deal wasn’t reached by then. A Times spokeswoman said that despite the large share of U.S. employees planning not to work Thursday, the company was “prepared to ensure the Times continues to serve our readers without disruption.”
“We will produce a robust report on Thursday,” Mr. Kahn wrote in his memo Wednesday evening. “But it will be harder than usual.”
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