tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4840249363247801226..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Urgent: Q2 furloughs ordered for USAT, GPS staff; memo: 'business conditions continue to be mixed'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10738481175198740752013-03-25T00:04:12.305-04:002013-03-25T00:04:12.305-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65790084699084964372012-04-23T23:46:59.791-04:002012-04-23T23:46:59.791-04:00Gosh - The Springfield plant has gone down the tub...Gosh - The Springfield plant has gone down the tubes. Incompetence on every level leading to employee misery. Management breeding intimidation and cronyism for decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78866790846599347632012-04-20T09:20:58.965-04:002012-04-20T09:20:58.965-04:00If you're put on a one-week furlough, can you ...If you're put on a one-week furlough, can you open an unemployment claim? The first week would be the UE "waiting week" but if G furloughs again within the year, would be eligible to collect UE benefit? <br /><br />Anyone have information on this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38515309206853477192012-04-07T20:41:31.583-04:002012-04-07T20:41:31.583-04:00Someone book Maryam for the next Generation Furlou...Someone book Maryam for the next Generation Furlough summit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57871948796475578142012-04-07T20:39:58.297-04:002012-04-07T20:39:58.297-04:00Happy Easter and Passover everyone at USA Today. G...Happy Easter and Passover everyone at USA Today. Good timing on the furlough announcement. As usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21276325531244648552012-04-06T17:09:15.744-04:002012-04-06T17:09:15.744-04:00Well people...what can you Do???
Work Slow Down,,...Well people...what can you Do???<br /> Work Slow Down,,,work qaulity goes down hill...call in sick at the worst times...join a union...stop taking it lying Down...Mainly...Look for a better job....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47790514723633789912012-04-06T16:39:40.700-04:002012-04-06T16:39:40.700-04:00WAKE UP USAT CRONIE'S
ALL non union shop'...WAKE UP USAT CRONIE'S<br />ALL non union shop's should start looking for union's to join...It's against the law to be fired for trying... There will be furloughs every quater now..even though you have to work overtime to cover for furlough's....stupidity..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71998920233900813082012-04-06T14:02:43.436-04:002012-04-06T14:02:43.436-04:00Following are some speedy ideas and guidelines you...Following are some speedy ideas and guidelines you can use to evaluate your present business model and lead generation routines.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cedarmanagementgroup.com" rel="nofollow">Lake Norman HOA Management</a>matthewsstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06831056428126447041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32559783256963729472012-04-06T10:46:00.287-04:002012-04-06T10:46:00.287-04:00I am so glad GCI big wigs get millions they deserv...I am so glad GCI big wigs get millions they deserve it. If it wasnt for any of them you all would be out of a job. They saved this company from going under back in 2010. I am just waiting for the company to be bought from private investors once the debt hits a level of less than one billion. Then I will make even more money the execs will get theirs and you all will be fired. Hence my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34815398989472022312012-04-05T21:59:26.085-04:002012-04-05T21:59:26.085-04:00Seriously Gannet employees need to unionize! My co...Seriously Gannet employees need to unionize! My company had furloughs, layoffs, etc but we recently unionized and even though that won't prevent layoffs we have so much more protection. Minimum salaries, any furloughs would need to be approved/negotiated with the union, we have severance written in our contracts so if if we are laid off it won't be with nothing, etc etc. So worth it on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56274048318391599922012-04-05T21:29:17.831-04:002012-04-05T21:29:17.831-04:00One more week off, sounds good to me. I hate worki...One more week off, sounds good to me. I hate working for Gannett and this gives me a week to look for a job and interviews. F GPS and Evan RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47604582463037539532012-04-05T17:28:44.676-04:002012-04-05T17:28:44.676-04:00Flexible Unpaid Leave doesn't quite roll off t...Flexible Unpaid Leave doesn't quite roll off the tongue, but what do lawyers know? <br /><br />I suggest they call pitch it to the unwary masses as the far snappier "FU Leave."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84652365348649452662012-04-05T16:49:50.671-04:002012-04-05T16:49:50.671-04:002:20 - Do what I did and tell your husband to star...2:20 - Do what I did and tell your husband to start looking for another job. They are out there. It's just a matter of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38636545357112937952012-04-05T14:20:10.961-04:002012-04-05T14:20:10.961-04:00I just received the sad news from my husband that ...I just received the sad news from my husband that we will have this second furlough this year. It saddens me that we are the ones who scrape by each month and are asked to take another one. The whole system at his work is frightening. You are asked to take a furlough, but then they turn around and pay you overtime because they don't have enough staff to complete the jobs when someone is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19199661532377763712012-04-05T14:00:33.674-04:002012-04-05T14:00:33.674-04:00This just heard from Crystal Palace insider:
-- D...This just heard from Crystal Palace insider:<br /><br />-- Discussions about furlough shifted into high gear after speculation leaked out on ideas and proposals on this blog;<br />-- Gracia opted for 2Q furloughs for USAT and GPS after Bob argued that his sites can't be expected to roll out new content strategies and the paywalls and still go forward with Q3 furloughs. It was also noted that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29698343285509880822012-04-05T13:53:03.937-04:002012-04-05T13:53:03.937-04:00Gannett is perfectly lawyered up, so I doubt ongoi...Gannett is perfectly lawyered up, so I doubt ongoing furloughs are illegal. Even the stunt they pulled last time -- rewarding Dubow & Co. millions in bonuses for saving the company money by extracting it from employees via furloughs -- was no doubt legal. <br /><br />Was it moral? Did it show a sense of fair play and "we're all in this together"? Guess that doesn't matter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64233598315760768282012-04-05T07:18:33.421-04:002012-04-05T07:18:33.421-04:008:13, FYI, using ongoing furloughs as a de facto ...8:13, FYI, using ongoing furloughs as a de facto method of cutting salaries is illegal. Some of people above making legal threats might want to have their attorneys look into this. Gannett says they are using furloughs so they won't have get rid of people but they shedding people at an increasing rate. A class action lawsuit would really stir things up now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41655634374827472942012-04-05T00:24:24.870-04:002012-04-05T00:24:24.870-04:00What has been the minimum salary level in the past...What has been the minimum salary level in the past?$90K? I'm hoping my GPS friends left at my old site are exempt from this round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4415463467386771432012-04-04T23:13:15.681-04:002012-04-04T23:13:15.681-04:00This will happen again and again since they have e...This will happen again and again since they have employees conditioned to furloughs. It is like FREE MONEY. You get a pay cut and some VIP gets a bonus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48179668663765828022012-04-04T22:54:34.848-04:002012-04-04T22:54:34.848-04:00Usat covers the news at a glacial pace. Not surpri...Usat covers the news at a glacial pace. Not surprised they found out in the sticks before us. <br /><br />Meetings and staying in their offices. Nobody does it better than this stooges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3911876807343343162012-04-04T22:43:53.301-04:002012-04-04T22:43:53.301-04:00When was the last time usat had a furlough?When was the last time usat had a furlough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70197606935052856352012-04-04T22:43:16.971-04:002012-04-04T22:43:16.971-04:009:52 how are you fighting the good fight?9:52 how are you fighting the good fight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31992506140245777352012-04-04T21:52:03.363-04:002012-04-04T21:52:03.363-04:00You usat'ers are cowards. You don't speak ...You usat'ers are cowards. You don't speak up when you should. You don't support your hard-working coworkers, particularly if they aren't management favorites. And then you whine when they dip into your wallet or take away some perk. You're spoiled and only concerned about yourselves, not the state of a once honorable profession or the plight of those lost in the recession. YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11999135858075898102012-04-04T21:50:52.655-04:002012-04-04T21:50:52.655-04:00I love guys like you. Swear, threaten and promise ...I love guys like you. Swear, threaten and promise but come next year you will still be here. GuaranteedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5698955831866963672012-04-04T21:49:07.346-04:002012-04-04T21:49:07.346-04:00I work at corporate and had to take a furlough las...I work at corporate and had to take a furlough last quarter. Just because you don't know about it doesn't mean it didnt happenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com