Washington Post - Guild NewsAug. 6, 2002
While the Washington Post brags about a long record of "speaking truth to power" and standing up for free speech, behind the scenes the Post is working hard to stifle the voices of more than 1,450 Post employees by undermining and attacking the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, the union that has protected Post workers rights since 1937. Recently, the Post acted to restrict freedom of speech by attempting to prohibit distribution of Guild bulletins in work areas, warning Guild rank and file leaders not to send "mass" e-mails to co-workers concerning union activities, and having security guards confiscate workers’ protest signs at the door. Now the Post is insisting on removing the union security clause from the contract. The current clause allows for voluntary resignation from the Guild during annual window periods. But that’s not enough for the Post. They insist on a totally open shop, with no window periods. Extolling Virginia’s "right to work” law, the Post issued a statement on July 23rd that "…Post employees working in Virginia have this freedom of choice today as a matter of state law, and we believe that all Post employees - no matter whether they work in Virginia, the District or Maryland -- should have this same right." Tell the Post you won’t underwrite their anti-union actions with your subscription. Send your Pledge letting the Post know that -- when the Guild asks you to do so -- you are prepared to cancel your subscription until the Post reaches a fair settlement with the Newspaper Guild. DO NOT CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW; we sincerely hope that thousands of pledges like yours will help the Post see reason and settle the contract.
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