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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-8211.
Management in the Detroit newspaper strike delivered bad
news when they threatened to replace nearly 2,500 striking workers.
It has been the long standing position of this
administration that permanently replacing strikers is more than just bad news
for the workers involved. It is also bad business. The compact between workers
and employers must be grounded in workplace practices that treat workers fairly
and strengthen the bonds of trust between employers and employees.
The surest path to better jobs and higher profits is to
treat workers as assets to be developed, not costs to be cut.
For the workers involved and for the good of the
papers--and especially on behalf of the citizens of Detroit, who rely on their
hometown newspapers as an information link to their community, nation and
world--I urge both parties to take full advantage of the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service and return to the bargaining table as quickly as possible
to work out their differences and resolve this dispute.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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