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Unionized Journalists at Forbes Stage the First Walk-Out in the Magazine’s History

Unionized journalists at Forbes said they were staging a three-day walk-out from Thursday to protest alleged denial of rights and slow contract negotiations that have stretched for more than two years.

The planned walk-out, which started at 9 a.m. ET and will continue through Jan. 29 till 11:59 p.m. ET, marks the first known work stoppage in the magazine’s 106-year history, the NewsGuild of New York said.

“Management’s only interest is to delay, stall and obstruct, as well as try to block our members from protected union action,” said Andrea Murphy, unit chair and statistics editor for Forbes.

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