Update, Dec. 24: We continue to pursue legal remedies to the company’s anti-union tactics.On Tuesday we authorized our law firm to file an appeal to Washington DC of our case protesting the targeting of union organizers during the July 2008 layoffs. The NLRB’s Oakland region found insufficient evidence last month to issue a complaint. We hope a fresh set of eyes will see the evidence as clearly as we do.

In support of this charge, we have filed evidence and in some cases separate charges involving things that happened our newsrooms before and directly after the union vote. One charge alleges that managers violated federal law during the organizing drive by using surveillance and interrogation to find out which employees were sympathetic to the union. Another documents changes in annual reviews and raises throughout the unit.

Our contention is that the layoffs were part of a pattern in which supporters of the management were rewarded and supporters of the Guild were punished.
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The San Diego Union Tribune today confirmed rumors that yes, MediaNews is showing interest in purchasing the newspaper.

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