Reporters and the NLRA

On March 11, the NLRB requested en banc consideration of a divided 9th Circuit panel opinion in McDermott v. Ampersand Publ'g LLC d/b/a Santa Barbara News-Press, 9th Cir., No. 08-56202. In that case the majority found a 10(j) injunction in favor of reporters asserting a violation of the NLRA would run afoul of the employer's First Amendment rights. Our previous post on the panel decision is here.

First Amendment trumps NLRA for newspaper

A divided panel of the Ninth Circuit has rejected the NLRB's request for an injunction forcing the reinstatement of newsroom employees who challenged the publisher's adverse actions against them for alleged biased reporting. Why this is important after the jump

Unions asked for concessions

Survival of the nations 15th largest newspaper (based on circulation) the Chicago Sun Times depends upon concessions from its unions.