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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by legitster on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:58AM (#42043494)
1: If a union strikes when it has too much leverage, there's a risk there as well at overplaying the hand. If the Times does just fine during the election, then the union helps make the case their members are overrated. If the Times crashes and burns during the election, they might make the value of the contract weaker.

2: In an election where trust and reliability of independent media are really being called into question, something like this could have outsized negative impact. There's potentially a lot of damage to innocent third parties, including smaller syndication partners.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by drawkward on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:01PM (#42043534)
1: i suppose we will have to wait and see whether it was a crappy or smart move.

2: i suspect that it is not the NYT readers who are fretting about media credibility. By definition, they already believe in the system.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by itake on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:47PM (#42044106)
Does SWE striking even mean anything to a company? If factory workers don't show up, no products are made. If a SWE doesn't show up, the website is just fine (see elon buys twitter).

SWE impact is measured in quarters or years, especially at a big company that doesn't have public deadlines for project delivery.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by TylerE on Monday November 04, 2024 @02:24PM (#42045136)
The busiest news day of the year is tomorrow. You don’t think NYTimes.com not being up to announce the winner isn’t a problem?
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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by itake on Monday November 04, 2024 @06:28PM (#42047158)
Are engineers actively clicking buttons on high traffic days?

Every job Ive ever been in, scaling was automatically managed. Engineers focused on fixing bugs and shipping features, not scaling up instances

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by pydry on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:48PM (#42044115)
>If a union strikes when it has too much leverage, there's a risk there as well at overplaying the hand.

You might need to take some lessons in negotiating.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by janalsncm on Monday November 04, 2024 @03:44PM (#42045814)
If you don’t have a fire department and your house catches on fire, it is an obvious demonstration of their value. Likewise, if NYT goes down tomorrow or they don’t have content to drive traffic, it shows management they can’t mess around. The best case scenario for management is a dip in traffic but no major issues.

Also, it takes two to tango. For any of the negative outcomes you mention, NYT management is equally to blame. Why is it the union’s responsibility to acquiesce to whatever terms to maintain trust and reliability?

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