St. Paul Pioneer Press initiates layoffs
Posted by Simon Day on June 30, 2009 at 2:50 AM
According to a report by a union official, the St. Paul Pioneer Press has started to discharge employees, The Associated Press reported today.
Mike Bucsko, executive officer of the Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union, revealed that the employees to be laid-off were told this morning. Bucsko would not comment on the numbers involved.
Mike Bucsko, executive officer of the Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union, revealed that the employees to be laid-off were told this morning. Bucsko would not comment on the numbers involved.
Pioneer Press Editor Thom Fladung declined to comment.
The Pioneer Press employs around 140 newsroom staff and had last month requested the union for $2 million worth of wage and benefit concessions before settling for $1.1 million.
The Pioneer Press is owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group Inc., publisher of 54 daily newspapers in 11 states.
The Pioneer Press employs around 140 newsroom staff and had last month requested the union for $2 million worth of wage and benefit concessions before settling for $1.1 million.
The Pioneer Press is owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group Inc., publisher of 54 daily newspapers in 11 states.
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