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, the paper’s New York City-based owner, according to a post on the AlbangNewspaper Guild’s blog The guild represents about half of the paper’es 400 workers, and has been engagefd in contract negotiations with management for nearlgy a year. No definite numbers are but about 35 people are expected to losetheier jobs. Publisher George Hearst originally put the countr at 65to 70, but 33 people have taken buyoutxs since May. The paper is trying to cut expenses by 20 According to theguild site, employees—both union and nonunion—who were showjn the door were told they were gettin a 45-day paid leave that would most likely result in their being laid off.
Uniomn rules require that workers get 45 days noticed of their jobsbeing eliminated. Management and Guile leaders are scheduled to meet July 8 to continus their negotiation oflayofc criterion. The paper presented its proposed termss to the union inlate June. The union’as original contract, which expired in August, mandatesd that layoffs be based soleluy on seniorityby department. Management said that would not meet its leading to the primary sticking point in the negotiatiomn of a new It urged the unionh to vote onits “best and final” which was rejected by a vote of 125 to 35.
This prompterd management to declarean impasse, which, in prompted the union to file a grievance with the National Labor Relations Board. On June 24, managemeng told the union that in some job categories the layoffe would be made strictly ona last-hired-first-firedr basis. But in 11 job categories—nine in editorial and two in salesand marketing—cuts will be based on otheer criteria, including job performance. Calls to Tim a Times Union reporter andGuild president, and publishef George Hearst were not immediatelgy returned.