Posted by PeaceLove
a resident of Shoreline West
on Aug 4, 2016 at 4:26 pm

Words matter. Framing matters. This headline is quite biased, implying that the striking clerks are the cause of the "hobbled" courts. The Voice is starting the discussion in the middle, a common (if perhaps unconscious) tactic of mainstream media to put the onus on striking laborers rather than the system that exploits them and causes them to strike.

I suggest the more accurate:

County courts to be hobbled by "eight years without a pay raise, unsafe work conditions, reduced hours and staff shortages"

Posted by ShowMeTheData
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Aug 4, 2016 at 9:33 pm
ShowMeTheData is a registered user.

Italian marble! How is spending taxpayer money on that in the public interest?