Friday, September 11, 2020

Guild: Roanoke Times cutting 10

 

The Roanoke Times (Virginia) is cutting 10 staff members in October, according to the Timesland News Guild. The cuts come as owner Lee Enterprises moves to consolidate design in the Midwest

Lee’s design hubs are in Madison, Wisconsin, and Munster, Indiana.

According to the guild, Iowa-based Lee has communicated to members of the Timesland News Guild bargaining committee that the company said no to the union’s proposal to set up a hub in Roanoke that would keep design work on site and provide a new revenue stream through custom publications and web services for area businesses.

The cutting of 10 copy editing and design positions amounts to nearly 20% of the newsroom’s unionized workforce, says the guild. These include three full-time and seven part-time positions.

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