Washington Post Staff Stages One-Day Strike

Hundreds of staff at the Washington Post, one of America's most storied newspapers, will walk off the job for 24 hours on Thursday, their union announced, slamming the company for refusing to negotiate a contract "in good faith," as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The strike comes after 18 months of failed talks to reach a new deal over pay, remote work, and other conditions. I Photo: Ron Cogswell Flickr

The strike comes after 18 months of failed talks to reach a new deal over pay, remote work, and other conditions. This action follows a warning from the daily, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, that more layoffs were possible.

Labor unions are galvanized in America's tight labor market, with everyone from Hollywood writers and actors to auto workers and baristas taking their grievances to the picket line in recent months.

"Taking this historic action is not a decision we came to lightly," the Washington Post Guild, which has 1,000 members, said in a letter to readers announcing the work stoppage. It said management had "refused to bargain in good faith and repeatedly—and illegally—shut down negotiations over key issues," including pay, mental health support for staff, and buyouts.

Bezos is a noted anti-union capitalist, like Elon Musk of Tesla.

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