Union Dispute Threatens Philadelphia Papers
The Philadelphia Newspapers sale doesn’t seem to have an end. Now the creditors who won the rights to the company, which owns The Inquirer and the Daily News, last week are threatening to shutdown the papers, if the new union contracts aren’t agreed upon soon.
According to Philly.com (which is also in the sale), first reported the new developments as the creditors and unions try to settle their disputes. Christopher K. Hepp writes:
The prospective new owners of the media company said the union that represents the 306 employees who bundle the papers for delivery had rejected a new contract, despite having previously voted to ratify a “substantially similar” offer.
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