Chinese Daily News Turns Its Press Against Own Workers

Enraged by a judge's ruling in favor of long-suffering workers at the Chinese Daily News in Los Angeles, the paper's managers last week acted on the old saying: Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one.

On the front page of the paper's Metro section, management ripped its workers, former workers and the judge who awarded them more than $5 million in damages for wage and hour violations that occurred before and during a fight to unionize through TNG-CWA. The company's threats, firings and fear tactics ultimately killed the five-year campaign.

Trashing the judge for "biases and judicial errors" and claiming its workers lied, the article called the Chinese Daily News "a great employer and a wonderful place to work? The company takes great care of its employees and treats them like family." The paper said it will "vigorously appeal this case."