Daily Archives: October 23, 2011

Black Press members turn down proposed contract

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Source: mediaunion.ca

Members of the Black Press Lower Mainland bargaining unit voted 128 -84 (60%) to turn down a proposed rollover of their collective agreement.

The company was proposing a four-year contract with wage increases of 0%, 0%, 1% and 2%.

Over 80 per cent of the membership voted.

The next step will be to form a bargaining committee and engage in formal bargaining with the company.

 

Newspaper Digital Revs Won’t Offset Print Decline

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Source: mediapost.com

For at least a decade, newspaper publishers have been looking to the huge potential growth offered by digital advertising revenues — but now, 10 years on, digital revenues still make up a relatively small part of the business. Worse, slow growth in digital advertising means it’s unable to offset the precipitous, ongoing decline in print revenues…….Read entire story here