Unfortunately, @LeeEntNews decided not to voluntarily recognize the Longview NewsGuild and is now sending anti-union messaging ahead of our election. The claims made in this letter from @the_daily_news management are untrue and insulting.
Almost a month after announcing our intent to unionize, this is the first substantive communication our local union has received from management, though @LeeEntNews legal representatives have been in contact with @PacNWGuild.
The Longview NewsGuild is a union by @the_daily_news staff, not outside parties. The repeated “third-party” rhetoric is inaccurate and ironic considering the @PacNWGuild is geographically closer to @the_daily_news than the news management team based in Wisconsin and Arizona.
We, the newsroom employees of @the_daily_news, would not be unionizing if we felt the relationship with management was as efficient and respectful as it could be.