Reuters reporters in the US feeling 'peeved' and 'apoplectic' as they go on strike

The Communications Workers of America’s NewsGuild said about 90% of the 300 or so Reuters employees it represents agreed to participate.

Members of the Communications Workers of America’s NewsGuild believe Reuters managers aren’t working with them in good faith, and have also filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board. File photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Thomson Reuters Corp journalists in the US launched a daylong strike on Thursday, the first walkout in decades among the media company’s long-unionised staff.

Employees began a 24-hour strike after claiming the company didn’t fairly negotiate pay increases, according to the Communications Workers of America’s NewsGuild, which represents US-based Reuters reporters, photographers and video journalists. The group said about 90% of the 300 or so Reuters employees it represents agreed to participate.