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Ruling Backs Union’s Protest On Paper’s SaleSTAMFORD, Conn., April 9 (AP) — An arbitrator has ruled that the Tribune Companys sale of The Advocate of Stamford to the Gannett Company violated a union contract by failing to require Gannett to honor the newsroom employees collective bargaining agreement, according to court papers filed Monday by the union. Local 2110 of the United Automobile Workers, which represents the employees, promptly filed a request to extend an injunction that a federal judge issued last month temporarily blocking the sale. The union has said that Gannett does not plan to honor the contract between Tribune and the unions 36 reporters and photographers. Were still in the process of understanding the arbitrators decision, said a Tribune spokesman, Gary Weitman. Well continue working with the U.A.W. to resolve this issue in a timely fashion. A message seeking comment was left with a Gannett spokesman. The arbitrator, M. David Vaughn, sustained the unions grievance and ordered Tribune to refrain from executing any purchase agreement that excluded the collective bargaining agreement, according to legal papers filed by the union. Tribune announced last month that it would sell The Advocate and The Greenwich Time, with a combined circulation of 39,000, for $73 million. They are the smallest of Tribunes 11 daily newspapers, which include The Hartford Courant, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and The Sun of Baltimore. The real estate mogul Samuel Zell is buying Tribune in a complex deal valued at about $8.2 billion. Tribune acquired The Advocate and The Greenwich Time in June 2000 as part of its acquisition of the Times Mirror Company. Once completed, the sale will add to Gannetts stable of 90 United States dailies, which include USA Today. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationYahoo Stock Plunges After Microsoft Backs Off...Chip Maker Reports Sixth Loss in a Row... Banks Plead They Can?t Follow Rules... Ex-Chief of S.E.C. Says Pension Funds in Danger... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Ruling Backs Union’s Protest On Paper’s Sale |
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