News Press Loses Big Time!!!

I doubt you'll be reading this in the new Press, which never publishes bad news about itself. Because it is now a vanity press that must keep it's owner always in a good light, you will only read stories of how it has won a court battle. Well, apparently, as 2007 runs out, word comes from Craig Smith's blog that the Administrative Law Judge for the National Labor Relations Board has handed down its judgment and what a judgement it is.

Whether or not they'll want to return, eight reporters that were fired for protected union activities (that's not what the News Press claimed) have been ordered to be rehired. Others who were inappropriately given poor performance reviews and then denied bonuses were also given justice.

Whether or not this makes any difference in the long run as to how Wendy runs her paper, hopefully the people of Santa Barbara who continue to patronize her rag will see it for what it is. Now there are still good people working for the paper and they deserve our support and respect for sticking it out under difficult circumstances.

But three cheers for justice! It just goes to show you that money doesn't always win.