AL’s Largest Newspapers Furlough To Save Money

Alabama Economy That means employees will take 10 unpaid days of vacation. The Mobile-Press Register is one of the big three publications.
by The Associated Press
Published: Tue, March 24, 2009 - 10:04 am CST Last Updated: Tue, March 24, 2009 - 10:14 am CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's three largest newspapers are
furloughing staff members to save money.
The Birmingham News, the Press-Register in Mobile and The
Huntsville Times each informed employees of the move on Monday. The
announcements were coordinated because the papers are owned by
Advance Publications, which owns 26 newspapers nationwide.
All full-time, nonunion workers at the papers are being required
to take 10 unpaid days of vacation. Workers will be furloughed on a
rolling basis, so the papers won't miss publishing any editions.
The papers have previously moved to reduce costs through
voluntary buyouts.
Reductions in revenue have forced numerous media outlets to trim
costs and labor expenses during the recession.

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Wait4Me Says:
Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:00 pm

Unions, the reason these papers are going under.

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cmb1 Says:
Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:31 pm

Why not union workers?  That is a real discrimination!

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