The New York Times says a "firestorm of opposition" is building against the Koch brothers' interest in buying the Los Angeles Times, among other Tribune newspapers. Ten public employee unions have sent a letter to the largest shareholder in the Tribune Company, Oaktree Capital Management. About a quarter of that company's assets come from public employee pension funds, and union leaders say they would press to withdraw those funds if the sale to the ultra-conservative billionaires goes through. 

Clocking out after a 12-hour shift in an Amazon warehouse doesn't mean you're done: Workers say they must endure waits of up to 25 minutes, unpaid, to get through the company's security checkpoints. The waits are now the subject of a class-action lawsuit.

A help-wanted ad, placed as a parody by the Chicago Newspaper Guild, has provoked an angry reaction from Sun-Times Media management. Among a list of job duties, the Monster.com ad said the “ideal candidate” should be able to “interview subjects anytime, anywhere as there is no newsroom.” A lawyer representing Sun-Times Media sent the Guild a cease-and-desist letter, and the union has since removed the ad.