Thursday, September 13, 2012

NYT Union & Management at Odds

Several big newspaper unions are negotiating new contracts, and with publishers strapped for cash amid declining advertising revenues, conflict is never far behind.
This week, union members at The New York Times clashed verbally with management after negotiations went sour, while the new owners of the Philadelphia Media Network, which publishes The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, demanded major cost-cutting concessions from unions representing employees at those papers.