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On Monday morning, the day before the US election, hundreds of tech workers New York Times launched a multi-day strike to fight for higher wages, better working conditions and to oppose discriminatory performance management practices.

600+ software engineers, product managers, digital designers and other tech workers – the core team that supports New York Timesdigital infrastructure — walked off the job Monday and set up pickets outside the company’s headquarters.

The timing of the strike, which comes just one day before the pivotal 2024 US election, underscores the important role these workers play in supporting the news giant’s digital coverage. Organized by New York Times Tech Guild, an affiliate of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the strike is one of the first major work stoppages by technology workers.

A statement from the Guild noted that workers are demanding “fair, equitable pay, job security and protected hybrid/remote work.” More than 95% of tech workers voted to authorize a strike. Management’s latest offer includes a 2.5 percent annual salary increase, a 5 percent salary increase for promotions and a $1,000 ratification bonus.

“Disrespect has reached a new low,” Sarah Duncan, a staff engineer, said on Twitter/X before the strike. “The execs at the NYT better come to their senses and negotiate as if their products depend on it, because we’re the ones who manufacture and maintain them, and we’ve authorized a strike!”

The strike has the potential to be disruptive TimesHigh-stakes news cycle coverage of the 2024 US election, including the presidential and congressional races, highlighting the dependence of the newspaper’s most critical operations on its technology workforce.

For the readers of Timesthe withdrawal shuts down many digital tools that make the publication’s election coverage possible. Its digital architecture, maintained by these tech workers, delivers the real-time election results, interactive maps and in-depth data visualization that the media company is known for.

Tech workers also support key software platforms on times, such as its gaming applications such as Wordle and crosswords, its cooking platform and podcast and other apps.

The strike is all the more significant considering the role played by Timesthe so-called “newspaper of record” as one of the central instruments of ruling class propaganda for over a century.