Rockford News Guild
@TransformRRSTAR
The Rockford Newspaper Guild organized in 2013 to preserve quality journalism in northern Ill. that is threatened by corporate disinvestment in our newsrooms.
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GateHouse Media repeatedly has slashed staff. It has closed numerous papers. And now they don't want to pay overtime for low-wage workers golocalprov.com/news/projos-pa…
FCC scrutiny puts Gannett-New Media merger in jeopardy nypost.com/2019/10/18/fcc…
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Exclusive | FCC scrutiny puts Gannett-New Media merger in jeopardy
A deal to merge the nation’s largest newspaper company with the second-largest could be in jeopardy due to an unexpected regulatory glitch, The Post has learned. The Federal Communications...
Rockford Newspaper Guild members were to receive our 1.75% raise on Oct. 1. And didn't because it was mid pay cycle and GateHouse couldn't update salaries halfway through. Please check your next paychecks. You should have raises, and backpay retroactive to Oct. 1, too.
Newsonomics: The Gannett–GateHouse merger is really happening, but expect to see more than 10% of jobs cut off the top niemanlab.org/2019/10/newson…
niemanlab.org
Newsonomics: The Gannett–GateHouse merger is really happening, but expect to see more than 10% of...
The number of employees soon to be cut at the No. 1 U.S. newspaper chain is about the same number as the No. 2 chain has in total. But newsrooms should mostly be spared — for now.
Even an editor came out today while the Rockford Newspaper Guild and supporters from other unions in Winnebago County called for GateHouse to stop it's slash-and-burn style of layoffs, not to merge with Gannett,and @PreserveNews. @news_guild @CWAUnion #PreserveLocalNews and #CWA
Please check us out and let GateHouse and Gannett management know that local news is worth not only preserving, but investing in. @PreserveNews @news_guild @CWAUnion #PreserveLocalNews and #CWA
Members of Rockford's union community are coming out today to call for GateHouse to invest in our workers, fight against the @Gannett merger and @PreserveNews. @news_guild @CWAUnion #PreserveLocalNews and #CWA
Rockford Newspaper Guild members will be outside the Rockford Register Star today from noon to 1 p.m. to decry the continued layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. Certainly that slash-and-burn style will accelerate if the merger with Gannett occurs. Stop by. @PreserveLocalNews
As GateHouse and Gannett slash their way to profitability, what will happen to the local journalism they produce? editorandpublisher.com/columns/editor…
Gannett shareholders file three lawsuits over profit projections in GateHouse deal jsonline.com/story/money/20…
Congratultions to staff at the Omaha World-Herald, who have decided to unionize. We are stronger together. owhguild.com
In Historic Move At Labor-Skeptic 'Chicago Tribune,' Newsroom Pushes To Form Union npr.org/sections/thetw…
The 64,500-circulation tabloid had some 900 employees at its peak in 2000. Today it has 240; more than half working in the newsroom. How many will remain after GateHouse buys it? stltoday.com/business/bosto…
Billionaire's Alden Global Capital specializes in buying distressed newspapers, then stripping them of assets, staff dfmworkers.org/2017/10/16/mix…
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FCC chair says it can't revoke TV licenses, despite Trump threat to media money.cnn.com/2017/10/17/med…
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