Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Workers at Hearst-owned local newspapers claim the company is engaging in anti-union tactics and attempting to destroy unions, including alleged contract violations and bad-faith bargaining. The Albany Newspaper Guild, representing the Times Union, reports it has been 17 years without a contract with little progress toward a new agreement. Hearst disputes these allegations, stating it is committed to good faith bargaining.