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Inky, Daily News employees authorize strike

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Perry White, Oct 26, 2006.

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  1. Perry White

    Perry White Active Member

    http://willdo.philadelphiaweekly.com/archives/2006/10/breaking_inky_d.html

    Employees of the Inquirer and Daily News voted nearly unanimously tonight to authorize a strike. The contact between the Newspaper Guild and management expires Oct. 31. Workers at the two papers will be off the job if a deal is not struck before then.

    About 500 people showed up to the meeting. Only four voted against the authorization to strike.
     
    Perry White, Oct 26, 2006
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  2. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    I authorized a strike!?!
     
    Inky_Wretch, Oct 26, 2006
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  3. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Are you saying you didn't?

    SCAB!
     
    Chi City 81, Oct 26, 2006
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  4. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    The big question is which writers not presently employed by the Inquirer or Daily News will cross the line for the sake of getting byline experience in those papers? Or will management just cease publication of the papers during the strike, reducing revenues, forcing them to definitely fold the Daily News and do deeper layoffs at the Inquirer?
     
    EStreetJoe, Oct 26, 2006
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  5. Appgrad05

    Appgrad05 Active Member

    This made me laugh for a good 10 minutes you f*ckin scab
     
    Appgrad05, Oct 27, 2006
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  6. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    If this lasts longer than two weeks, the Daily News is history...
     
    slappy4428, Oct 27, 2006
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  7. sartrean

    sartrean Member

    The bigger question: Will anybody outside the Inquirer/Daily News even notice?

    Does anyone read the paper anymore...any paper, anywhere?

    Oh, they read the internet site. I takes like two monkeys to update that with AP wire copy on a daily basis.
     
    sartrean, Oct 27, 2006
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  8. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    Yes, that's all newspaper websites are doing -- recycling the same AP copy as every other newspaper website.

    I hope you wrote that post in, say, 1999 and simply forgot to put it up until now.
     
    SF_Express, Oct 27, 2006
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  9. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Slappy beat me to it.

    Strike? R I P, PDN
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 27, 2006
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  10. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Jeebus... by a day. you're slippin
     
    slappy4428, Oct 27, 2006
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  11. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Too much crap to do, today.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 27, 2006
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  12. rgd

    rgd Guest

    MANAGER: Hey! I hired you to work during the holidays. This is the holidays.

    KRAMER: But it's Festivus.

    MANAGER: What?

    KRAMER: You know you're infringing on my right to celebrate new holidays..

    MANAGER: That's not a right.

    KRAMER: Well, it's going to be! Because I'm going back on strike. Come on Elaine. (Takes of his apron, and goes for his coat) It's a walk out!

    ELAINE: No, I got to stay here and wait for the call.

    KRAMER: What? You're siding with management?!

    ELAINE: No, I just..

    KRAMER: (Interrupting) Scab! Scab! (pointing at Elaine) Scab!
     
    rgd, Oct 28, 2006
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