http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/union-greed-could-kill-the-boston-globe/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/union-greed-could-kill-the-boston-globe/#comment-26044 kathleen hughes Wed, 06 May 2009 05:35:01 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55888#comment-26044 I've read some sloppy, automatic union-bashing in my time but it's difficult to fathom how you can start an article: 'Union greed and intransigence could kill off The Boston Globe newspaper, despite six of the seven unions with members at the struggling paper agreeing to give up concessions to keep the paper alive...' what you are 'really' saying is that ONE OUT OF SEVEN UNIONS IS greedy and intransigent. If you said '...Six out of seven unions are cooperating with appallingly managed newspapers even though it costs them money and membership in a vain attempt to keep the papers afloat after the greed and intransigence of managements who refused to take advice or plan properly for the future' you'd be a lot more accurate. What's your problem? Year 10 level clear thinking? I’ve read some sloppy, automatic union-bashing in my time but it’s difficult to fathom how you can start an article: ‘Union greed and intransigence could kill off The Boston Globe newspaper, despite six of the seven unions with members at the struggling paper agreeing to give up concessions to keep the paper alive…’ what you are ‘really’ saying is that ONE OUT OF SEVEN UNIONS IS greedy and intransigent. If you said ‘…Six out of seven unions are cooperating with appallingly managed newspapers even though it costs them money and membership in a vain attempt to keep the papers afloat after the greed and intransigence of managements who refused to take advice or plan properly for the future’ you’d be a lot more accurate. What’s your problem? Year 10 level clear thinking?

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