[Update: S-B announces layoffs, elimination of neighbor island bureaus, and shift to tabloid format.]
With employees of the Honolulu Advertiser preparing for a Sunday vote on a proposed contract settlement that includes a 10% pay cut and other concessions, folks down the street in the Star-Bulletin newsroom are wondering if the other shoe is going to drop on them.
Bulletin staffers have been notified of an afternoon “all staff” meeting. No topic announced. A meeting involving management personnel reportedly took place yesterday.
Star-Bulletin owner Black Press ended 2008 with a substantial loss, and there’s little reason to expect good news from this afternoon’s meeting.
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Oh no.
Nothing good ever comes from those things.
(speaking from bitter experience)
The Advertiser breaking news reports 17 newsroom employees will be laid off, the paper will switch to tabloid format, and there will be a wage freeze.
Just went through that with Clear Channel 2 weeks ago. That was my 4th survivor meeting! Glad to be still employed.