NWU Grievance Officer Comments on Kay Murray Scandal

On the CNI-Copyright forum, Mike Bradley -- long-time grievance officer and contract advisor at the National Writers Union, and the NWU's former National Grievance Officer -- has this to say about the defection of Authors Guild general counsel Kay Murray to settlement "participating publisher" Tribune Company:

I guess Ms. Murray is a wonderful person and fine attorney. But isn't her move exactly the sort of move that lies at the heart of the corruption so many of us complain about in politics? A person works for a government regulator then works for the regulated industy then manages a government dept then works as a lobbyist lobbying the same dept, and so on.

The revolving door is a practice condemned by every non-partisan good-government watchdog. It inevitably presents serious conflicts of interest and has been shown to undermine honest dealings in government and industry alike.

Thanks, Mike.