"It's the equivalent of "negotiating with a gun at the table," said Doug Louison, a labor lawyer and partner at the Boston law firm Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff.... But it can be effective, Louison said, in persuading people to negotiate.""
But the GLOBE is JUST FINE with it!!!
Go ahead, do yourself a treat, readers. Go on, read it!
"Boston ponders future of Globe; Some hope local buyer emerges, but deal would be tough" by Keith O'Brien, Globe Staff | April 8, 2009
Analysts say it was almost inevitable that the Times Co. would demand concessions from the unions, and the way the company has chosen to do it - by threatening to shutter the newspaper - is hardly unique. Other newspaper companies facing imploding financials have adopted a similar approach.
So IT'S OKAY, right, reporter puke?
Or did YOUR EDITORS and MANAGERS make you put that in?
It's the equivalent of "negotiating with a gun at the table," said Doug Louison, a labor lawyer and partner at the Boston law firm Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff. "That's not collective bargaining," he added. "That's threatening unilateral termination."
The Times SOUNDS LIKE a TERRORIST, doesn't it?
Of course, they luuuvvv their readership and employees, don't they?
But it can be effective, Louison said, in persuading people to negotiate."
