As we reported several months back, Smith has hired a team of lawyers to deal with the Inqwaster in a legal dispute related to his loss of the column. Smith’s counsel did not immediately return calls or e-mails today.
Bill Ross, local representative of the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Local 10, has confirmed Smith's firing and says the union "will file a grievance and continue to defend him on our end as we also continue to cooperate with his private counsel.” Efforts to reach Smith, who is now blogging were unsuccessful.
It took six months to figure out he wasnt showing up to work? Sounds like a crack crew is managing the paper.
You can't just fire, suspend, etc., especially a union job, because of job abandonment. The paper according to what is being posted, gave numerous opportunities for him to return to work. I'm sure the grievance will focus on his demotion first, so I would expect some sort of a buyout because I doubt he'll be coming back since he works for ESPN and ESPN Radio.
Who cares. He was a hack columnist and never had a good line on sports anyway.
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I LIKE THE GUY!!!!
If that is what union jobs mean, get rid of the unions.
I heard he is going to New York to deal with charges against Alycia.
I love how the q102 morning show is calling the NY police dept liars
Did he slap one of NY finest and then turn around a say it never happened?
Quite Frankly...no one is going to miss him!
He was an excellent writer`
I just wish ESPN would get rid of him too because he just takes up space on set. If you ever notice when there's a debate, he just says the same things over and over again, but with a louder tone.
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