Monthly Archives: April 2011

How Digital Editions Can Help Save Newspapers

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Source:  editorandpublisher.com

Virtually all newspapers have websites that look good and have great functionality. So why aren’t they all producing acceptable amounts of profit? The question probably should be asked differently, “What do consumers and advertisers expect from newspapers?” Then ask, “What do they expect from the Internet?” The answers are different, but there is overlap. The area of overlap is an area of opportunity for creating a business that is needed by consumers and advertisers, and capable of creating value that translates into profits.

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Windsor Star unions heading directly to mediation

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Windsor Typographical Union | CWA Canada Local 30553

CWA Canada members who work at the Windsor Star are one step closer to a strike deadline.

A conciliator agreed today, during a conference call with representatives of three unions and management, to issue a no-board report.

“What this means is that we now will skip conciliation and go directly to mediation,” says David Esposti, the CWA Canada staff representative who has been involved in the negotiations.

Mediation is scheduled for May 10 − 13, with a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. May 14.

An attempt by Postmedia Network to eliminate an early-retirement provision in their contracts has galvanized members of the three unions, including the Windsor Typographical Union (WTU). Those 65 members, who work in the mailroom, face an additional threat in that the company wants to reduce part-time hopper feeders’ guaranteed minimum shift from four hours to three.

The WTU, the Canadian Auto Workers, which represents staff in the newsroom, advertising and business office, and the Communications Energy and Paperworkers (pressroom), on March 27 collectively voted 96 per cent in favour of giving their joint council a strike mandate.