The guild is made up of over 600 technical people, including software engineers and data analysts, who “build and maintain the critical infrastructure behind The New York Times,” according to the guild’s website. According to the website, they work on the backend of Times products, including games, recipes, podcasts and election coverage. The Times said they work on the business side of the company.

Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said in a statement Monday that while the company “respects the union's right to engage in protected actions, we are disappointed that colleagues would go on strike at this time, which is both unnecessary and unjustified.” is contrary to our mission.”

“We look forward to continuing to work with Tech Guild to reach a fair contract that recognizes that they are already among the highest paid individual employees in the company and that journalism is our top priority,” said Rhoades Ha.

The Times said it has “robust plans in place to ensure we can fulfill our mission and serve our readers.”

The Times reported that the Times Tech Guild and Times management had been negotiating until late Sunday. Issues included a “just cause” clause in the guild contract, salary increases and pay equity, and return-to-office policies.

The guild said the strikers would demonstrate outside Times Square in Times Square every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and asked the public for support them by avoiding the Times games or cooking apps.

Times media reporter Katie Robertson said on