Media: Bloomington newspapers staff seeks to join a union
Posted in On the Media with tags Bloomington, labor, Pantagraph, unions on December 9, 2008 by Billy DennisSome of my conservative leaning friends really hate unions. So they are no doubt grinding their teeth at the idea of a union coming to the Bloomington Pantagraph.
I’m the first to admit that unions aren’t perfect. But a union is nothing more than the sum of it’s part. If your union sucks, you have the opportunity to change it. If you look at the union as some sort of outside agent that you hired to so you don’t have to worry about getting raised, benefits and a fair grievance policy, then you will be disappointed. Unions DO NOT work that way.
Joining a union won’t make the staff at the Bloomington Pantagraph suddenly overpaid. But it’s the only real way workers have to exert their rights. I wish them luck.
