Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports that after five years of almost fruitless bargaining with management controlled by a hedge fund known for devouring newspapers forced the Staff at The Chicago Tribune into a one-day Strike on February 1st.  The Strike was the first-ever at the daily, whose Staff Unionized with the Chicago News Guild (News Guild-Communications Workers Local 34071) less than a decade ago, overcoming more than 125 years of virulent Anti-Union and Anti-Worker hostility by a succession of notorious bosses.  Chicago Tribune Journalists are going on Strike for 24 hours for the first time in history, the News Guild tweeted. @CTGuild has bargained for a fair contract since 2018.  (The Newspaper has) responded by offering functional pay cuts and fewer benefits despite the Trib’s profits.  We’re done playing games, the Guild further tweeted.

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