 The Times Union has announced it intends to lay off up to a third of its staff, without any regard to seniority. It’s already cut content in the paper by 20 percent, and it’s just installed a computer system that will allow it to outsource local jobs to Houston, Texas.
And this is supposed to be our local paper?
The Newspaper Guild, representing more than 240 local people who work hard to help the paper serve the Capital Region, is taking a drastic step in an effort to convince management not to gut the paper, its loyal employees, it readers or the community it serves. We’re asking Times Union subscribers to cancel their subscription until it asserts its commitment to fairness to its workers and loyalty to the local economy. |
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