There was a time when we needed unions — when business owners forced workers to toil long hours in factories for little pay. Only by banding together could those workers be guaranteed a modicum of fair treatment. But today, we have government regulations to protect workers. And, more often than not, union workers are given perks far beyond what workers in the open market enjoy.
Monthly Archive: May 2009
May
29
Yesterday's Internet, printed today.
Newspapers are yesterday’s Internet, printed today. I should copyright that phrase or something. It came to me when I was driving to work today and I realized how succinctly gets the point across. Every time I look at a newspaper — every time — I get this feeling of deja vu, like I already know …
May
23
Scary, but not new.
Jeff Jarvis today directed attention to a boston.com article about the fate of pressmen, many of whom thought their jobs would last forever and are facing the very real possibility that their may be no need for them at all in the near future. It was a nice article, clearly an attempt to gain sympathy …
May
22
Fear of a free media.
It’s astounding that the congress is considering legislation to prop up the flagging newspaper industry. Some of the ideas bandied about include providing tax breaks for businesses who choose to advertise in newspapers, and tax breaks for newspapers to help defray the costs associated with producing a printed product. I suppose that in the absence …
May
21
It isn't the Internet. Really.
I left my newspaper job in November, after about a dozen years as a journalist. Before I go any further, I think it’s important to say that I loved being a newspaper reporter. I loved newspapers. Still do. I didn’t leave the business because newspapers across the country — including the company I worked at …
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