Striking New York Times tech workers made their own versions of Wordle and Connections

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Striking New York Times tech workers made their own versions of Wordle and Connections

The New York Times Tech Guild asked the publication’s readers not to play its games, including Wordle and Connections, in solidarity when it

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that it was going on strike on November 4. Now, the guild

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of the The Times’ games so that readers can still play without crossing its digital picket line. Of course, the workers’ versions won’t be able to keep your Wordle streak running, but they’re pretty much the same games you’ve been playing on the publication’s website.

The guild is made up of over 600 unionized tech workers that include software engineers, product managers, data analysts and designers — the people behind the publication’s games, as well as The Times’ Cooking app. In the guild’s

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for the strike, it said it’s been bargaining for its first contract over the past two years, but the The Times’ management “dragged its feet” and even allegedly committed unfair labor practices by implementing return-to-office mandates without bargaining and trying to intimidate members who were going on strike.

The guild explained that it’s pushing for The Times to address ******* disparities in its workers’ pay and to ensure real job security. Apparently, the publication’s management had fired someone days before a major brain surgery in the past and had used performance review plans as a pretense to ***** employees. The guild is also accusing management of disproportionately targeting women and POCs with its “arbitrary disciplinary process.”

PLAYING GAMES: In the great tradition of strike publications, we offer our tech-worker version.

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Now you can play and not be a scab. We also want to thank the multitude of

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subscribers who have stopped playing and honored our digital picket line.

— New York Times Tech Guild (@NYTGuildTech)

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