tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post3560107481987795934..comments2023-12-02T02:39:47.828-08:00Comments on RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER: THE PRESS IS DEFINATELY ANTI UNIONAl Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-91082697877012626332012-11-29T19:57:26.046-08:002012-11-29T19:57:26.046-08:00I know that you're the best reporter we have!I know that you're the best reporter we have!Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-53361132896136999752012-11-29T18:04:02.185-08:002012-11-29T18:04:02.185-08:00For whatever reason, I didn't receive a copy o...For whatever reason, I didn't receive a copy of the release; only saw it thanks to Tom Horton's Twitter.<br /><br />I RT'd Tom, and within an hour got an email from TriMet saying the release was false and that they'd be issuing a release of their own. So I undid my RT of Tom and wrote a tweet linking to the union release and quoting TriMet's statement that the union claim is wrong.<br /><br />TriMet, meanwhile, prepared a release that went to hundreds of people on the mailing lists that they've been building for years. That's the power of a mailing list.<br /><br />I'm not actually disputing your conclusion. But good PR campaigns are hard, and they take time and resources to build.Michael, Portland Afoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13412661779523101159noreply@blogger.com