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
Lee’s design hubs are in
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
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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