Katharine Graham: The Washington Post
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·July 24, 2025tehjoker
ended a strike? that's not something to praise...
forrestthewoods
I adore the idea that someone is so pro-union the only outcome they support is a perma-strike that results with no one having any jobs. Beautiful. Well done.
pavlov
Depends on how you end it? If the workers are satisfied, then it’s probably a positive negotiated outcome for everyone.
chrisg23
We should talk about the details of this particular strike then.
I don't know anything so I'm just copying from wikipedia, they could have a bad analysis:
The 1975–1976 Washington Post pressmen's strike was a strike action by The Washington Post's pressmen. The strike began on October 1, 1975. The Washington Post hired replacement workers to replace the union in December 1975. The last unions supporting the pressmen's strike returned to work in February 1976.
And then from the "Aftermath and Impact" section:
The outcome of the strike was viewed as a victory for the Post and a defeat for the labor unions involved.[6][9] The Post was estimated to save $2 million in 1976 as a result of hiring non-union pressmen.[4]
On October 2, 1976, to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the start of the strike, a crowd of over 1000 supporting the pressmen met at McPherson Square. They proceeded to the Post's headquarters, where they burned Graham in effigy.
This doesn't seem like the worker's thought it was positive for them.
qntmfred
sometimes it is
thrance
A lot of Americans have been tricked into thinking that worker's rights are a bad thing. The Washington Post, owned by none other than Jeff Bezos, greatly contributed to this sad state of affairs.
She met Buffett herself, saw his genius, and made him her professor. He’d bring 20 annual reports to board meetings, teaching her line by line.
Yeah, uh, that's not all she did. She and Buffett apparently had a long-running (and public) affair, which in part led to Susan Buffett separating from him and moving to San Francisco.