Members of the Times Tech Guild, a union representing technology employees at The New York Times, are threatening a strike ahead of the fall elections, which are a critical time for the paper.

Some 95% of the software engineers, product managers, data analysts, and project managers represented by the Times Tech Guild who cast ballots on a strike authorization voted affirmatively last week. The demands from the union, which include pay hikes, a four-day workweek, coverage of all health premiums for employees and family members, and bonuses not based on performance, would cost The New York Times more than $100 million over three years.

The demands also include items such as a ban on scented products in break rooms, unlimited time for breaks, pet bereavement accommodations, and mandatory trigger warnings in certain meetings. The union members also requested funds for minority workers to attend conferences and the prioritization of noncitizens who are in the United States in the case of layoffs, both of which management for The New York Times believes to be illegal.

“We are sending Times management a strong message with our vote today,” Kathy Zhang, a senior analytics manager at The New York Times and unit chair of the Times Tech Guild, remarked in a statement. “Our work produces incredible value in this company. Our members have earned a fair contract and we’re ready to do whatever it takes to make sure we get it.”

The union acknowledged that a strike could disrupt operations during the election season since “roughly half of the workers in the bargaining unit work on election critical programs.”

“Readers and subscribers of The New York Times depend heavily on the often invisible labor of our Times Tech Guild membership for digital access to news, games and, especially during this election cycle, timely updates from Times Guild represented journalists. Thus far Times management appears unwilling to recognize the critical value of Tech Guild labor,” said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York. “Our union stands united in supporting Tech Guild’s efforts to accomplish a fair and just contract, including the possibility of a strike.”