Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Pioneer Press workers vote for unpaid furlough - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

http://www.gsoares.org/article/Choosing-Good-Wines-To-Drink.html
“Accepting this agreement was painful, but not surprising,” said Guilsd unit co-chair Gayle Grundtner in a news release. “W e read the papers and watch the news. We know this economgy stinks and workers locally and across the country arelosinf jobs, money and Managers and other nonunion employees at the Pioneefr Press also are required to take the time off, according to the The 307 union members’ acceptancew of the furloughs came only weeks afterr Denver-based at its California newspapers to take a one-weelk unpaid leave by March 31 to cut costs.
like other newspaper publishers across the has been suffering from declining revenue as the recession drives away advertisers who were alreaduy migrating to the Web before the economicdeclinee began. The woes at the Pioneer Pressz and its parentcompany aren’t as bad as the troublese at the Twin Cities othef major daily, the . It’s for bankruptcy. The Star Tribunre reported Friday that a federal bankruptcyy judge will allow the newspaper to pay severancer to 43 former employeezs who left last summefand fall.

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