Post by bob quarteroni on Aug 2, 2013 10:48:51 GMT -5
Friday, August 02, 2013
Urgent: Layoffs, job eliminations push past 200; more expected to get the boot through Monday
[Updated at 8:33 a.m. ET with latest figures.]
Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing newspaper division and a handful of other subsidiaries have now cut an estimated 223 jobs across at least 37 worksites, according to Gannett Blog readers. These figures remain preliminary and are almost certain to rise at least through Monday as more employees are notified.
Most of the job losses were through layoffs over the past 48 hours, with a much smaller number comprising open positions that have been permanently eliminated, according to these readers.
It's unlikely Corporate will ever confirm these figures, because this round is being done under the radar. Asked for a comment yesterday, Corporate's chief publicist, Jeremy Gaines, told blogger Jim Romenesko only this: "Some USCP sites are making cuts to align their business plans with local market conditions."
Corporate's anemic Twitter feed is silent on the subject, even as it's getting lots of attention from other users.
Urgent: Layoffs, job eliminations push past 200; more expected to get the boot through Monday
[Updated at 8:33 a.m. ET with latest figures.]
Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing newspaper division and a handful of other subsidiaries have now cut an estimated 223 jobs across at least 37 worksites, according to Gannett Blog readers. These figures remain preliminary and are almost certain to rise at least through Monday as more employees are notified.
Most of the job losses were through layoffs over the past 48 hours, with a much smaller number comprising open positions that have been permanently eliminated, according to these readers.
It's unlikely Corporate will ever confirm these figures, because this round is being done under the radar. Asked for a comment yesterday, Corporate's chief publicist, Jeremy Gaines, told blogger Jim Romenesko only this: "Some USCP sites are making cuts to align their business plans with local market conditions."
Corporate's anemic Twitter feed is silent on the subject, even as it's getting lots of attention from other users.