Labor Dispute Has Union Leader Newsers Operating Incognito

Image via WikipediaPicketers at public events involving the N.H. presidential primary were not limited to those showing their disdain for the field of GOP candidates; some were photogs and reporters for the Granite State's only statewide daily, the N.H. Union Leader, protesting a protracted contract dispute with management, according to a report by a rival, The Nashua Telegraph.

Where the names of journalists and photographers usually appear in the daily accompanying their work, the word Staff instead appears, as the paper endures a two-week byline strike. Negotiations between management and the Newspaper Guild have dragged on for months.

Although offering a better pay scale and benefits package than most of its in-state competitors (Full Disclosure: the devoted staff of "TUOL" long ago wrote for the Union Leader  when New Hampshire's "Man of the Mountain" was still a boy), the increased use of correspondents, who are not covered by the contract, doesn't sit well with staffers. Correspondents' bylines continue to appear in the Union Leader as the strife continues.