Staffers Of The Washington Post Stage 24-Hour Walkout To Protest Contract Talks, Buyout Terms

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Staffers of The Washington Post picketed in front of the media outlet’s K Street headquarters on Thursday, staging a 24-hour walkout to protest the lack of a new agreement with the newsroom union and the terms of a buyout offer.

The Washington Post Guild was urging readers to avoid Post journalism for the day in solidarity with the staffers. More than 700 staffers were expected to strike on Thursday, according to the Post’s own account.

Non-union editors and other managers were expected to try to fill the roles, including reporting and posting stories. “After 18 months of bargaining with Washington Post, Guild workers — including reporters, editors, cartoonists, visual journalists, advertising sales people and circulation drivers — are walking out.

Despite a year and a half of efforts, Post management has refused to bargain in good faith for a fair contract that keeps up with inflation and our competition,” the guild said this week.