Gannett, the media company that owns the Detroit Free Press, is forcing employees at some newspapers to reapply for new jobs as part of a bold cost-cutting move.
But at least for now, that won’t happen at the Free Press, editors were told in a meeting Wednesday.
Stefanie Murray, who until recently worked at the Free Press, is now the executive editor of the Gannett-owned Tennessean, where she told employees Tuesday that they will have to reapply for fewer available jobs.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is following suit, according to media blogger Jim Romenesko. Other Gannett newspapers have announced similar restructuring plans.
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But the Free Press won’t be joining the parade because the newspaper has something the others do not – a labor union.
“I am not super concerned right now,” said Detroit Newspaper Guild Administrative Officer Lou Grieco. “They have to go by the layoff structure, and they can’t just pick and choose who they are going to bring back.”
The guild’s contract with the Free Press spells out how employees must be fired and laid off. The contract, for example, requires “just and sufficient cause” for termination. And if employees are laid off, they must be let go based on seniority. They also must be rehired based on seniority. buy bactroban online https://mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/over/bactroban.html over the counter
Check out the contract here.
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Gannett announced on Monday that it was splitting its print and broadcast business.
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