Salt Lake Tribune (the only major Utah #news org not owned by the Mormon church) unanimously approved their first union contract this week.

You may wonder why you didn’t see a bunch of news about union-busting and illegal firings and leadership throwing public tantrums about every single provision.

Uh, well, as far as I can tell, there wasn’t any of that.

They voluntarily recognized the union within a week of it being formed, then bargained in good faith.

Uncommon #Utah win.

#SaltLakeCity

Salt Lake Tribune (the only major Utah #news org not owned by the Mormon church) unanimously approved their first union contract this week.

You may wonder why you didn’t see a bunch of news about union-busting and illegal firings and leadership throwing public tantrums about every single provision.

Uh, well, as far as I can tell, there wasn’t any of that.

They voluntarily recognized the union within a week of it being formed, then bargained in good faith.

Uncommon #Utah win.

#SaltLakeCity

To glimpse the future #homelessness #policy in the age of #Trump, consider 16 acres of scrubby pasture on the outskirts of #SaltLakeCity where #Utah plans to place as many as 1,300 #homeless people in what supporters call a services campus & critics a #DetentionCamp.

State planners say the site, announced last month after a secretive search, will treat addiction & mental illness & provide a humane alternative to the streets, where afflictions often go untreated & people die at alarming rates.

Fedi folks/fam/friends (what do you personally prefer?) I'm setting off on a weird adventure in October.

I'll be driving from Illinois to Glenwood Springs, Colorado with a friend, spending a week in the mountains (working remote and helping with condo renovations), then taking the train to Salt Lake City, Utah (spending a couple days), flying to Kalispell, Montana (poking around Glacier National Park area for a week), and finally taking the train back to Chicago, Illinois.

I would love thoughts/suggestions (especially in #SaltLakeCity); meetups for coffee, photo walk, or food/drinks; and anything else you want to chat about!

Special request for #BelieveInFilm, I can't decide what kind and quantity of film I should bring with me. I think I've at least landed on bringing along two range finders, a 35mm (with 50 f/2 and 35 f/3.5) and a 120 (folder) . I hope to shoot at least one roll of 120 slide film in Glacier and plan to mount it in a light box. But would love to hear ideas/approaches!