Embrace flexibility or people will walk: How to rethink RTO policy for a win-win outcome
After months of failed negotiations, unionization and bubbling frustration, New York Times (NYT) tech workers announced a half-day strike on October 30, 2023. Of the almost 700 strikers, over 500 joined via Zoom and around 150 formed a picket line outside the NYT HQ. Some wore Halloween costumes. From the outside, this strike might have looked a bit odd. But at its core is an issue that’s making headlines worldwide, often for the wrong reasons.