Puerto Rican unions strike at top newspapers
Posted by Simon Day on July 1, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Union employees at two top Puerto Rican newspapers, El Nuevo Día and El Vocero, have agreed to strike in protest against proposed concessions and outsourcing moves by the two papers, King Centre for Journalism relayed from the Associated Press and EFE reports written in Spanish.
El Nuevo Día union employees are set to strike on Wedenesday July 1. This is the same date that the newspaper will begin enforcing a compulsory one hour reduction to the working day and outsourcing the newspaper's distribution.
El Nuevo Día union employees are set to strike on Wedenesday July 1. This is the same date that the newspaper will begin enforcing a compulsory one hour reduction to the working day and outsourcing the newspaper's distribution.
Negotiations are ongoing with the union that represents 475 of the paper's 900 strong staff.
At El Vocero, employees represented by the Journalists and Graphic Artists Union have agreed to strike over the newspaper's proposal to cut benefits and terminate the internal Circulation department. The concessions come as the newspaper attempts to save money without cutting jobs.
The union represents 200 of El Vocero's 300 staff.
At El Vocero, employees represented by the Journalists and Graphic Artists Union have agreed to strike over the newspaper's proposal to cut benefits and terminate the internal Circulation department. The concessions come as the newspaper attempts to save money without cutting jobs.
The union represents 200 of El Vocero's 300 staff.
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