New York Times Employees Stand Together Amid Buyout Anxiety

New York Times Staffers Jump At Buyout Offer
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: The New York Times building is seen on October 1, 2014 in New York City. The Times announced plans to cut approximately 100 jobs from the newsroom today, with the company announcing it will start with buy-out packages before moving to layoffs. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: The New York Times building is seen on October 1, 2014 in New York City. The Times announced plans to cut approximately 100 jobs from the newsroom today, with the company announcing it will start with buy-out packages before moving to layoffs. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

A group of New York Times employees acted en masse to request packages detailing the buyout packages they would qualify for if they applied for them in a round of buyouts announced by the newspaper earlier this fall, several employees confirmed to Capital.

"There was a movement out of solidarity where a bunch of people just asked for it to protect those who were afraid to request it," Times Newspaper Guild Unit Chair Grant Glickson told Capital.

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