Gothamist: Star-Ledger May Be Closed or Sold by Next January

theinsider

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:04:21 -0500

The SL has no intention of shutting down. They are using fear to get what they want with the unions. The non-union employees haven't gotten raises in 3 years while the unions have been eating away at the profits. Management hopes that threat of no job at all will force their hand. They also don't have enough employee buyouts, but that's not the first line in their press release. They can't sell without good union contracts that favor the company.

The Edge

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:32:23 -0500

#2- Well, unions ARE to blame for quite a bit of things. Not that you'd agree, but hey..

Bouncing Soul

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:34:14 -0500

Another loss for the slowly dying print media.

JMH

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:20:51 -0500

This would be too bad; the Ledger is a pretty good paper, not as good as the Times but better than the News and the Post.

Toby von Meistersinger

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:00:41 -0500

Jerseyist isn't a bad idea.

Steven

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:52:40 -0500

Newspapers are a dying breed.

Splicer

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:21:38 -0500

Let me know when the people running Donald Newhouse take less of a vig as a concession to tough economic times. As usual, workers give, owner takes, owner wants more. Oh, I forgot, the morons at home, busy watching Faux News and listening to Hannity, think that unions are to blame for everything. Enjoy your own non-future, schmucks.

cmoney

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:04:03 -0500

Time to start Jerseyist.