Today Gannett is implementing a furlough program across all U.S. divisions and at corporate headquarters. This means that most of our U.S. employees - including myself and all other top executives - will be furloughed for the equivalent of one week in the first quarter. This furlough will be unpaid. Unions also will be asked to participate.
We are doing this to preserve our operations and continue to deliver for our customers while confronting the issues raised by some of the most difficult economic conditions we have ever experienced.
After much consideration, we decided a furlough program would be the fairest and least intrusive way to meet these fiscal challenges in the first quarter, which is traditionally the lightest time of the year. We sincerely hope this minimizes the need for any layoffs going forward.
As the day goes on, you will be receiving information from your division presidents explaining the program, including some FAQs to help answer any of your questions and address your concerns about pay and benefits.
We have made some very difficult decisions this past year, all with the goal of keeping Gannett strong and preparing for the future. I understand I have asked a great deal of you, and I regret adding to your burden with this program.
But my sincere hope is that this step removes the need to do anything more drastic, and that business conditions improve. As always, I thank you for your patience and loyalty to Gannett.
3 comments:
"Most" employees? Yes, most. Unions and Contract talent are being encouraged to do the same or layoffs could occur. By strongly ecouraging the unions and contract talent to take the unpaid week of "vacation" is a breach of contract, and if you do not follow along, you'll certainly have a black mark on your record, and they will find a way to get rid of you down the line. It's intimidation and extortion to a degree. Dubow and especially Lougie have run this company into the ground! Loyalty to Gannett? How about loyalty to the the employees you've railroaded over the last 3 years!
Gannett is a bunch of bull. As long as u people make ur money and get ur sleep it don't matter. What about those who need money just to feed their damn kids! U keep scewing everyone! Do u care? No. But u will say u do cuz it sounds good. Rich bastards! Some people have worked there for 30 some years and u dirty rats don't care. Ur company fired me as soon as I told them I was pregnant, and fired another woman who was pregnant a few days later. I'm gonna sue but I bet u will all lie ur way out of it. See u in court
Gee I wonder where all the people who used to work in the Outdoor Division are. I guess we were lucky to get let go when the economy was in better shape. Back then the unions got 2 week lay-offs as Christmas presents every year. Then we re-engineered ourselves into oblivion because the Unions would not listen to the rolling of the computer drums coming to smash the pricing structure of hand painted billboards.
The problem is never as simple as finding one person, entity or crisis to define destruction... we all participate as long as we get our information from the "usual" slanted sources and forget to question authority and think for ourselves.
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