The union representing workers at the Daily News has filed another unfair labor practice charge against the hedge fund that owns the 105-year-old newspaper, accusing Alden Global Capital of bad faith bargaining and unilaterally changing working conditions.
The Daily News Union, part of the NewsGuild of New York, a subsidiary of the Communication Workers of America, says Daily News management is going behind the union’s back to create a new health care plan for employees that saves money for the newspaper without passing those savings onto workers. Newspaper management told the union on Sept. 23 that they had developed a new health care plan and gave employees an Oct. 21 enrollment deadline.
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