tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post8673809334669480807..comments2023-12-24T07:08:30.414-08:00Comments on The Stress-Telegram: 8/7 bargaining updateLen Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-1390530378959109332008-08-20T15:43:00.000-07:002008-08-20T15:43:00.000-07:00i think it would be difficult selling the breezett...i think it would be difficult selling the breezette with the current "editor" prancing about, looking for ways of gutting the news operation. just a modest concern ... without an accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-83214809559572894592008-08-15T19:12:00.000-07:002008-08-15T19:12:00.000-07:00Um are gonna answer the question.What walls do uni...Um are gonna answer the question.<BR/><BR/>What walls do unions build ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-67595914209505454262008-08-15T10:08:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:08:00.000-07:00Your desire is not what's embarassing and juvenile...Your desire is not what's embarassing and juvenile. Your constant whining and useless tactics are what's embarassing and juvenile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-11369542608170279342008-08-14T22:00:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:00:00.000-07:00Dear anonymous: Thanks for thinking of us so highl...Dear anonymous: Thanks for thinking of us so highly. By the way, our union isn't some outside entity. It's the PT writers, photographers and circulation workers. Sorry you feel our desire for a better wage and some job security is "juvenile and embarassing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-81454719318738480812008-08-14T18:14:00.000-07:002008-08-14T18:14:00.000-07:00I think the PT's union is what has become juvenile...I think the PT's union is what has become juvenile and embarassing. Just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-39189007239601721392008-08-14T16:09:00.000-07:002008-08-14T16:09:00.000-07:00This thread has become really juvenile and embarra...This thread has become really juvenile and embarrasing. Anonymous message-board bullying on both sides is pathetic. Just my opinion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-18973863093002810142008-08-14T13:39:00.000-07:002008-08-14T13:39:00.000-07:00Your not answering the question speaks volumes.Your not answering the question speaks volumes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-80024127335755514952008-08-14T12:35:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:35:00.000-07:00That rotten stench is your union's decay.That rotten stench is your union's decay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-35860891125784588782008-08-14T12:34:00.002-07:002008-08-14T12:34:00.002-07:00NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-6513380197491182542008-08-14T12:34:00.001-07:002008-08-14T12:34:00.001-07:00NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-18665927508166556372008-08-14T12:34:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:34:00.000-07:00NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-42490803989554420982008-08-14T12:21:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:21:00.000-07:00I smell managementI smell managementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-2334165729905300082008-08-14T12:05:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:05:00.000-07:00Wow, so no answer again.Wow, so no answer again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-20133881628963554012008-08-14T11:21:00.000-07:002008-08-14T11:21:00.000-07:00The response from Aug. 13, 5:32 pm, is the kind of...The response from Aug. 13, 5:32 pm, is the kind of holier-than-thou, cluster-fuck bully mentality that I was referring to. Thank you for proving my point. Personally, I don't want to be involved with your bitter drama, "pal." NO UNIONS AT THE BREEZE NEWSROOM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-63616991701798153802008-08-14T10:55:00.000-07:002008-08-14T10:55:00.000-07:00" Yay you " Listen I do agree that The Newspaper G..." Yay you "<BR/><BR/> Listen I do agree that The Newspaper Guild has been non existent on the West Coast and has been weak in action regarding the country's 100 largest newspapers where more then 6,300 employees were laid off or bought-out in the past year – more than half of them since the beginning of June. <BR/><BR/> But again I don't want to harp but please again but can you answer the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-78232109819993999072008-08-14T04:19:00.000-07:002008-08-14T04:19:00.000-07:00"Dean singleton won't touch the Breeze while the U..."Dean singleton won't touch the Breeze while the Union at the PT exists.<BR/>Its in Singleton's best interest to satisfy the ( in his mind ) overpaid and over staffed newspaper so they don't go union.<BR/><BR/>So Breezers are better if the union stays at the PT, no matter what you think of them."<BR/><BR/><BR/>I agree 100%. Really I do. But how ultimately self defeating. Yay you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-51359683394676776562008-08-13T23:56:00.000-07:002008-08-13T23:56:00.000-07:00what is the PT set to get as a wage increase? Hope...what is the PT set to get as a wage increase? Hope it's more than that 0 1 1 raise over the next 3 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-30843023774103803272008-08-13T23:05:00.000-07:002008-08-13T23:05:00.000-07:00Dean singleton won't touch the Breeze while the Un...Dean singleton won't touch the Breeze while the Union at the PT exists. <BR/> Its in Singleton's best interest to satisfy the ( in his mind ) overpaid and over staffed newspaper so they don't go union.<BR/><BR/> So Breezers are better if the union stays at the PT, no matter what you think of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-87274673887847104182008-08-13T18:22:00.000-07:002008-08-13T18:22:00.000-07:00I know the numbers over here at the Breeze and its...I know the numbers over here at the Breeze and its 0 in sports and 2-3 in the newsroom and 2-3 reporters that have only asked questions about the union.<BR/><BR/>The union doesn't keep us from being fired, but it does put money (dues) into the union's pockets.<BR/><BR/>I worked a long time at the PT and the only time I saw the union was when the contract was up. Sad.<BR/><BR/>I have spoken more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-73938797713965615372008-08-13T17:32:00.000-07:002008-08-13T17:32:00.000-07:00Don't think unions belong in the newsrooms? Builds...Don't think unions belong in the newsrooms? Builds a wall between management and employees? Listen pal, thousands of journos and business-side professionals at places like the NYT, WP, AP, WSJ, SFChron, SJMN (and lots of other publications) disagree with you. Unions have been in newsrooms for over 60 years and helped to move employers from typewriters to laptops, rotary phones to wireless, wet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-17429458308919549312008-08-13T17:16:00.000-07:002008-08-13T17:16:00.000-07:00It obviously does NOT work at the PT because the w...It obviously does NOT work at the PT because the workers have gone without a contract. Now, the workers look like bitter fools. Way to go, union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-51142667262595399412008-08-13T17:11:00.000-07:002008-08-13T17:11:00.000-07:00You silly willy I don't understand what walls? It...You silly willy I don't understand what walls? <BR/><BR/>Its worked at hundreds of newspapers. What have you seen where it hasn't worked?<BR/><BR/> Management is free to give out merit raises and has at the PT. Non in 2008, two in 2007, and several in 2005-6. So it is merit based along with a an annual raise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-48623606435034342412008-08-13T16:46:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:46:00.000-07:00LOL, no you silly ninny. I am a democrat who happe...LOL, no you silly ninny. I am a democrat who happens to be opposed to unions in the newsroom. Period. It just doesn't work. Unions build a wall between management and employees. They also create a cluster-fuck mentality of "us versus them" that does not aptly serve anyone, especially in a business that should be merit and talent based.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-4273866830591356392008-08-13T15:43:00.001-07:002008-08-13T15:43:00.001-07:00Sorry ( seen )Sorry ( seen )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-75569282891407164932008-08-13T15:43:00.000-07:002008-08-13T15:43:00.000-07:00So your a Liberal republican? What have you sen go...So your a Liberal republican?<BR/><BR/> What have you sen go wrong with unions in the newsroom? and why are they ok in other professions and not ok in the newsroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com