Workers at The Washington Post launched a 24-hour walkout Thursday, marking the papers first work stoppage since 1975.

Seven hundred members of The Washington Post Guild initiated the daylong strike in protest of potential layoffs and what they described as managements refusal to negotiate a contract in good faith.

The union, which represents 1,000 Post journalists and members of the non-news staff, has been in contract talks with the newspaper for 18 months.

The guild is asking that readers not engage with any Post content in print or online for the day.

A spokesperson for the Post told multiple media outlets that the company respects workers right to take action, adding, We will make sure our readers and customers are as unaffected as possible.

The Jeff Bezos-owned company announced in October that it planned to cut 240 jobs from its 2,600 person staff.