Strike

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This episode could of very well been setting up the series for the planned finale producers had in mind when the series would end. The finale would've had the Tribune going out of business due to declining circulation and profits. In this episode Mrs. Pynchon's advisors tell her that if she holds out during the strike the unions, and their workers, will be so broke that they will come crawling back and give the paper major concessions. Mrs. Pynchon, however, disregards their advice and tells them she's not looking to screw over her workers but bargain with them in good faith, thus coming to a compromise with the unions that in the end will maintain many of their benefits while giving the paper some concessions. Her advisors warn her that the deal is going to be a costly mistake for the paper thus setting the series up for its yet to be determined finale. However, after the completion of season five the series was cancelled and thus the planned finale was never filmed.