Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher writes Monday that many journalists at The Wall Street Journal want the union that represents them to consider a strike in the wake of unacceptable offers from management.
Strupp wrote, “Jim Browning, head of bargaining for the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, which represents some 2,000 Dow Jones employees, said a strike vote could be called as early as this weekend when the IAPE board meets.
“‘A lot of people want to have a strike vote,’ Browning said. ‘It is increasingly likely; a lot of people want that to happen.’
“He said the mood is sharply different from the last contract talks four years ago, which ended with a four-year deal that included no raise the first year and annual raises of 2.5% to 4 % in the following three years.
“‘Last time around, people were very reluctant to discuss a strike, that has changed,’ Browning said. ‘Now people, especially younger people, say ‘when are we taking a strike vote?'”
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