The Chompsky Weekly #39

One media union breaks down, showing the importance of the law to bolster the difficult tasks ahead for organised workers.

Hello everyone.

This week’s piece is not good news. But it shows how much newsrooms need unions in order to have even a little chance of balancing power, and in many cases, ensuring a decent quality of life for their staff.

The guild of The Columbian has broken down as frustrated workers quit and the union voted to disband, in the face of lengthy (and po…