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Publishing, Union Busting and the First Amendment
A federal court’s overruled the National Labor Relations Board in a case involving journalists at the Santa Barbara News Press. It's all about allegations of union busting.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenA federal court has overruled the National Labor Relations Board in a case involving former editors and reporters at the Santa Barbara News Press. It's all about allegations of union busting and the First Amendment. Also, a former reporter re-visits his expose of Scientology more than 20 years later. Will his pet dog be safe? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, is Washington full of grownups… or not?
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4 storiesHerb Wesson Selects Wife of Political Fundraiser for Ethics Commission
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson is taking heat for appointing Erin Pak -- the wife of a prominent campaign fundraiser -- to serve on the Ethics Committee. David Zahniser covers City Hall for the LA Times .
Read the story8 minCan a Publisher Meddle in News Coverage?
Six years ago, editors and reporters at the Santa Barbara News-Press and Publisher Wendy McCaw declared war on each other . Did she illegally interfere with their journalistic practices and fire them for trying to form a union? The National Labor Relations Board said, "Yes."
Read the story8 minRevisiting Old Grievances with the Church of Scientology
Joel Sappell spent 26 years as an editor and investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, five of those years investigating the Church of Scientology . It was founded by L. Ron Hubbard; its best-known member is Tom Cruise, and it's and now run by David Miscavige.
Read the story10 minTime's Running Out before a Fiscal Crisis Kicks In
Yesterday, after fiscal-cliff negotiations broke down, President Obama admonished , "(T)hat we lurch from crisis to crisis every six months, or every nine months…that's not how you run a great country….
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