- Get Involved, Become a full member and make your voice heard
at the meetings. Only members can attend meetings, hold office
and most importantly, Vote.
- Newspaper Corporation Executives continue to receive huge cash
bonuses while demanding concessions from their employees.
- Wage and staffing cut's continue across the country including
more newspapers filing for bankruptcy protection.
- Plant Closures on the rise.
- Reduced production due to lower circulation and advertising
- Unpaid furloughs being implemented.
- On-Line Only-newspaper production operations shut down.
- Technology continues to evolve with the creation of internet based
devices that provide news and advertising content such as
Amazon's Kindle, Apple Ipod and many of todays smartphones.
These are but a few of the issues faced by many in our
industry and that is why we must strengthen our unity
and focus on future contract improvements.
Unity, Solidarity and Brotherhood are key to the future.
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