Law360, New York (September 14, 2007, 12:00 AM ET) -- A labor union of newspaper workers has succeeded in striking down a MediaNews Group Inc. policy forbidding employees from using their company e-mail accounts to send messages about union affairs.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled on Sept. 10 that MediaNews and its subsidiary, ANG Newspapers, were wrong to issue a policy that restricted its employees' e-mail use without first negotiating the change with the Northern California Media Workers Guild.
Although the NLRB struck down the policy, the decision will not bring much effective change for...
NLRB Strikes Down MediaNews E-Mail Policy
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