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

More than 600 software engineers, product managers, digital designers and other technology workers, the core team that supports the New York Times‘ digital infrastructure – left his job on Monday and organized pickets in front of the company’s headquarters.

The timing of the strike, just one day before the crucial 2024 US elections, highlights the important role these workers play in supporting the news giant’s digital reach. Organized by the New York Times Tech Guild, an affiliate of Communication Workers of America (CWA), the strike is one of the first major work stoppages by tech workers.

A statement from the Guild noted that workers are demanding “fair and equitable pay, job security, and protected hybrid/remote work.” More than 95 percent of tech workers voted in favor of 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.

“The disrespect has reached a new low,” Sarah Duncan, a staff engineer, said on Twitter/X before the strike. “New York Times executives better come to their senses and negotiate as if their products depend on it – since we are the ones who make and service them and we have authorized a strike!

The strike is likely to disrupt the Times‘ high-stakes news cycle coverage of the 2024 US elections, including the presidential and congressional elections, highlighting the reliance of the newspaper’s most essential operations on its technology workforce.

For readers of Timesthe walkout ends many of the digital tools that make the publication’s election coverage possible. Its digital architecture, maintained by these technicians, provides real-time election results, interactive maps and in-depth data visualization that the media company is known for.

Technicians also support key software platforms on the Times, like its gaming apps like Word and crosswords, its cooking platform and its podcast and other applications.

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