Posted on July 25 at 11:13 a.m.

OK, if no one else wants to take a stand here, I will. Regarding 'Slow-Moving Labor Board Gets Flack From Congress', in this usage it should be spelled 'flak,' as in what a flak jacket protects you from. The spelling 'flack' is reserved for Agnes Huff.

On Capps, Miller Tell NLRB to Make Decision on News-Press

Posted on July 17 at 11:29 a.m.

I hate to be a naysayer, but realistically it looks like McCaw's lawyers took a calculated risk and won. That is, they fired the reporters knowing they could be reinstated eventually, but that it would take so long that it wouldn't matter. They played the system, not the law. The decisive factor was losing the injunction that would've put the reporters back pending the proceedings. Now it'll be at least another year before the reporters could be back. How many will wait that long, given that it could be longer? A couple or three, I'd guess.

Meanwhile, a few more of the union supporters inside will gradually leave. The union will be certified, but with few enthusiasts for it remaining inside. So the company will offer a little carrot to get employees to vote to decertify, and how will that go? Just a scenario.
I think the Teamsters got outmanuevered on this one. Justice delayed is justice denied. Some of us bemoan that fact, others exploit it.

On Stopping the Presses