The newspapers suffered, too. While the newspapers have returned to profitability, their circulation remains sharply below prestrike levels. A settlement also could ease some of the tensions that still exist between the dailies and the community. Many Detroit-area leaders still won't grant interviews to the newspapers, including Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Maryann Mahaffey and the leadership of the United Auto Workers . Kelleher suggested that whether the contracts pass could depend in part on who gets to vote on them.
Locals define that in different ways.
Almost certainly, not everyone now employed in the newsrooms and in the pressroom would be eligible to vote. For example, the Guild defines a member in good standing as one who has paid his or her most recent three months' dues. A worker who has not been paying dues could catch up by paying three months' worth. Several dozen members of the Guild resigned from their union during the strike. They won't be eligible to vote unless they apply for reinstatement.