Time to break that Wordle streak! Don't be a scab!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

The News Guild at the New York Times is holding a one-day strike tomorrow. They are asking people to stay off the website and all NYT platforms -- including Wordle. Don't cross the picket line. Break your streak to show your support.

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[crickets]

1. Linked article in thread:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/media/new-york-times-union-negotiations-reliable-sources/index.html

The New York Times is preparing for more than 1,100 of its union staffers to go on strike for a full day Thursday — an act of protest that has not been staged by employees at the paper of record since the late 1970s.

The historic work stoppage is set to go in effect at midnight on December 8 and last for an entire 24 hours. Instead of filing stories, employees will be seen picketing outside The Times’ offices at 1pm, with prominent journalists such as Nikole Hannah-Jones set to speak during a solidarity rally. [snip]

“We had hoped to reach a fair deal before our deadline, but more than 1,100 of us are ready to take a stand together, for each other and for journalists everywhere,” reporter Jenny Vrentas said in a statement Tuesday evening.

The threatened strike comes as the gray lady and the NewsGuild remain at odds over a number of issues, particularly wages. The Times says it has offered the guild “significant increases,” but the union counters that the paper has “frequently misrepresented its own proposals.” The two parties have been bargaining since the last contract expired in March 2021. After a year-and-a-half, unionized workers have had enough and so, last Friday, the NewsGuild informed The Times about its plans to stage a walkout.

Union!

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Better article with more thorough coverage:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/the-new-york-times-newsroom-gets-ready-to-walk-out.html

[Easterncedar]

2. Least I can do

Thanks

[MLAA]

3. I'm in. Wordle can wait.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Evening kick.

[hvn_nbr_2]

5. I don't think it breaks your streak if you don't try it.

I missed it one day because (don't even remember why) and it didn't break my streak.