We call on Meredith Kopit Levien (CEO), A.G. Sulzberger (Publisher), and managers of The New York Times to stop union-busting by attempting the farce of “subcontracting” to itself!

These union-busting actions are clearly an attempt to undercut the hard-fought contract protections won this year by The New York Times Guild, which has filed a grievance to fight the company’s efforts.

Management claims that The Times will continue to write about Sports, but the writers and editors who have been covering sports for The Times for decades are being scattered around the company with little to no guidance. We, the readers, deserve better.

Mr. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, acknowledged that the decision to shut the Sports desk was about money, not journalism. Implied in his decision is that the company will save money by using copy produced by workers it believes aren’t entitled to the wage floor and protections laid out in the Times Guild contract. Sports work at The New York Times is union work!

Our message is simple: Ms. Levien and Mr. Sulzberger, stop union busting!