Journalists at the left-wing Washington Post walked off the job to begin a 24-hour strike Thursday while issuing a plea to the general public for support.
The striking employees have planned a picket and rally outside the Post’s downtown Washington office to bring attention to their cause.
In the process they have asked the general public to observe a simple request: do not read the newspaper or website for the duration of the industrial action, the Hill reports.
As Breitbart News reported, the strike at the far-left outlet comes after 18 months of failed talks to reach a new deal covering pay, remote work, and other conditions — and after the daily, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, warned more layoffs were possible.
File/The news of billionaire Jeff Bezos buying the Express newspaper, a publication of the Washington Post, is displayed on the front page in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bezos agreed to buy the Washington Post for $250 million. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty)
The Post’s correspondents’ video, which gives their side of the dispute, includes employees recounting they had…
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