Keys said his union, the Newspaper Guild, would file a grievance on his behalf.
The Newspaper Guild says the Huffington Post is taking advantage of its unpaid bloggers.
Remember when the 26, 000-member Newspaper Guild called a boycott against the Huffington Post over its use of unpaid writers?
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His attorney Tor Ekeland said he would not comment on the firing because the Newspaper Guild was representing him on the matter.
Neither has updated his blog since the Newspaper Guild sounded the call.
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At that point, I could almost hear a cheer rise up from the swollen ranks of the Crusty Laid-off Newspaper Guild, Local 99.
His attorney Jay Leiderman confirmed the firing, but said he would not comment on it because the Newspaper Guild was representing him on the matter.
Michael Walker, writing in the Los Angeles Times, compares the Newspaper Guild-led boycott of the Huffington Post to the famous 1979 boycott of the Comedy Store, the seminal L.A. stand-up venue.
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One person on the scene told me that at least 60 of the 100 or so Newspaper Guild positions will be eliminated, either through buyouts or layoffs, with a similar reduction among non-Guild employees.
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It is my understanding from the Communications Workers of America (CWA), that its subsidiary, The Newspaper Guild, is asking its members to support the virtual picket line but is not requesting that other organizations honor it.
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The Newspaper Guild, which represents 26, 000 U.S. media-industry workers (34, 000 if you include Canada and Puerto Rico) is endorsing a call by Visual Arts Source magazine (staff size: 50) to stop providing free content to Huffpo now that its acquisition by AOL has made a fortune for its founders.
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