On December 2, the Boston Newspaper Guild, the largest union affiliated with the Boston Globe, expelled Guild president Daniel Totten for violation of union bylaws. A jury of five union members found Totten guilty of improperly signing a check, using a union credit card for personal business, and failing to produce expense report receipts in a timely manner. He was, however, found not guilty of bringing “unfavorable public notice” upon the union.
In addition to being expelled from the Guild (which has approximately 600 members), Totten was fined an amount equal to what he “owed” the union. That princely sum was $254. To....