Tracy Cisgender Baim
@TracyBaimWCMG
Co-founder @windycitytimes; former publisher @chicago_reader., 13 lgbtq books. She/her. [email protected] #blacklivesmatter #metoo ⚽️🌈 🏳️⚧️
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http://www.chicagoreader.com 10-04-2009 17:42:54
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.L.A. Times Guild 🦅 made a 350+ person strike appear out of thin air over the space of 12 hours yesterday, but LAT management responding by deleting my access to Slack and email is really making me rethink things.
The phrase “racially charged” has 15 characters plus a space. The word “racist” has only 6 characters. So why would The Washington Post headline writers choose “racially charged” over “racist”? Other than cowardice, I mean.
Annnnnnd management is now locking us out of Slack
One by one L.A. Times Guild 🦅 members were making heartfelt Slack posts about saving the newsroom, calling for LAT management to negotiate in good faith, honor the contract and offer buyouts so that layoffs would be as humane as possible