NEW YORK — Unionized journalists at Reuters emptied their respective newsrooms across the country for an hour on Monday to protest company executives’ blatant attempts to chill their participation in federally-protected collective action.
Management held “investigatory meetings” with journalists who leafleted in New York about Reuters President Paul Basacobert receiving $10 million in salary over three years while refusing to agree to fair wages in contract negotiations for Reuters newsroom employees.
The NewsGuild of New York, on behalf of the Reuters Guild, filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against the company on Monday — the fifth ULP in recent weeks against Reuters for an array of unlawful actions. Reuters Guild — which represents over 300 media workers at the award-winning news organization — rallied around their colleagues by taking the coordinated one-hour break to let management know that the intimidation inquisitions were unacceptable.
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