> Realistically scabs/contractors might lessen the strike's leverage. The strike may push the publisher to go "staff-less". Seems inevitable to me. The publish

> Realistically scabs/contractors might lessen the strike's leverage. The strike may push the publisher to go "staff-less". Seems inevitable to me. The publishers will sell their NYC real estate for a one-time bonanza, strip down to a skeleton crew of employees, and contract out most work. Quality will dip far below that of the last 100 years, and few will care. It was a golden age of publishing but I don’t think it’s remotely sustainable.