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Friday, November 14, 2003
Newspaper Guild statement on
Herald cuts
The Newspaper Guild of
Greater Boston is deeply saddened by the layoffs today of 2 union
members and the reclassifications of 2 others. (Three of the union
members work full-time for the Commercial Unit, and 1 worked for
the Editorial Unit as a part-time news photographer.) We will
continue diligently to represent their rehire and other
contractual rights.
We also we wish the best for the
8 veteran Guild members from the newsroom ranks who accepted
early-retirement packages. Their absences will be greatly
felt.
We remain deeply troubled that
Guild ranks at the Herald have been depleted by nearly 10 percent
in recent months through layoffs, buyouts and attrition. However,
we appreciate that Publisher Patrick J. Purcell has made sincere
efforts this week to spread the pain of staff reductions across
the board.
As a result, today is a tough
day for many of our friends and colleagues who work in jobs
outside the Guild.
All of us who love the Herald
and believe strongly in Boston's remaining a two-newspaper town
are committed to getting through this difficult time and putting
out the best paper we can.
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
