We don't want to be on strike. We want to support the site on Election Day. We've worked hard on these systems for years. We care about the business. But [Times management] would rather have ultimate power over us than have a good election night.
Should the Election Day strike go through, what the New York Times website will look like that day is anyone's guess. Of course, the famous election night needle, which provides live results forecasts, could malfunction—as it did briefly during the 2022 midterms—leaving readers without a vague barometer to exert their anxiety upon.
The union says roughly half of their members are directly involved in crucial election programs like this, potentially leaving the Times' coverage on Tuesday down hundreds of hands in crucial areas.
The New York Times boasts one of the largest digital media sites in the world: There's data that needs to be updated, push notifications to be programmed, credit cards to process for incoming subscriptions, live blogs to produce, a homepage to fill with breaking news.
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