AP Having Union Problems Of Their Own

Ya gotta love it. The unions in this country really are full of themselves and there is no industry safe from them. It seems that the AP has been in negotiations with a union since October, and just like the auto industry they are facing reduced revenue, like all news organizations and the union is basically telling them their revenue flow is not their concern and now meet our demands or we will shut you down.

Is there any longer any doubt that unions are bad for business?

The Guild and the AP have been bargaining since Oct. 21. There has been agreement on a handful of articles, but the sides remain far apart. AP proposed a wage freeze in the first year of a two-year agreement, followed by a two percent increase a year later. The Guild opened with a 10% wage increase proposal, but has indicated flexibility at the bargaining table.

The reporters are withholding their bylines from articles, whatever that means. Is having your name associated with an AP viewed as a positive in the journalism field? I guess it probably is.

Well good luck AP and no doubt you will be lining for your share of the bailout money thanks to the position that the union is putting you in.

The News Media Guild is Local 31222 of The Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO. The Guild represents editorial, technology, and other workers in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The current agreement expired Nov. 30.

Oh yeah, are southern Republicans to blame for this too?