• by Ray Schultz , December 4, 2024

Two high-profile publishers have been hit with temporary strikes. 

In one instance, Forbes Union members walked out for one day on Tuesday, coinciding with the release of the magazine’s “30 Under 30” listing, according to the NewsGuild of New York. 

“We walked out today, on the day of the ‘30 Under 30’ launch, to show that value and to make it clear that we will not stand for management’s violations of labor law,” says Andrea Murphy, unit chair and statistics editor for Forbes.

Murphy adds: “CEO Mike Federle said at a recent town hall that management is eager to get a contract but that it seems like a very long way off. That’s because of his actions and that of management. We have been and will continue to be ready to get this contract done, including pay that recognizes the value we bring to Forbes."

In another episode, in the UK, journalists at The Guardian and The Observer voted to strike to protest the planned sale of the latter publication to Tortoise Media, NPR reports. 

The strike was to start on Wednesday and run for two days this week and for two more next week. 

"We believe it's a total betrayal of the Guardian's values and promises that it's made," says Carole Cadwalladr, an investigative reporter and feature writer for The Observer, according to NPR. "The sale of The Observer to a loss-making startup is potentially the death of this historic brand."