LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Times journalists will conduct the first newsroom union work stoppage in the 142-year history of the newspaper Jan. 19, one day after management disclosed that substantial layoffs were coming due to a widening budget deficit.
The one-day unfair labor practices strike was prompted by management’s request to waive seniority provisions in the union’s contract covering layoffs, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Times Guild, the union representing the paper’s newsroom employees.
