Star Tribune preparing to emerge from bankruptcy protection, actively seeking new publisherSeptember 30th, 2009 Star Tribune emerging from bankruptcy protectionMINNEAPOLIS — The Star Tribune is preparing to emerge from bankruptcy protection and is actively seeking a new publisher. Minnesota's largest newspaper says it will emerge from Chapter 11 protection Monday, complying with the timeline agreed to under a reorganization plan approved earlier this month.
Tribune executive defends proposed bonuses of up to $70 million in bankruptcy hearingSeptember 25th, 2009 Tribune exec defends bonus plan in Ch. 11 hearingWILMINGTON, Del.
Judge approves Star Tribune reorganization, company to emerge from Chapter 11 by month's endSeptember 17th, 2009 Judge approves Star Tribune reorganizationNEW YORK — A federal judge in New York has cleared the Star Tribune of Minneapolis to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of the month. As anticipated, Judge Robert D.
Indianapolis Star union ratifies 2-year contract with 10 percent pay cutAugust 26th, 2009 Indianapolis Star union OKs contract with pay cutsINDIANAPOLIS — The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut. The Newspaper Guild Local 34070 says its members voted 56-45 on Tuesday in favor of the contract, which runs through August 2011 and suspends all merit pay increases.
San Diego Union-Tribune announces new round of job cutsAugust 13th, 2009 San Diego Union-Tribune announces more job cutsSAN DIEGO — The new owners of the San Diego Union-Tribune have announced the second round of layoffs since completing their acquisition of the newspaper in May. The company said Wednesday it is eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs as part of a package of initiatives it said would bolster growth.
Bankruptcy judge gives newspaper union access to Tribune bonus informationAugust 11th, 2009 Newspaper union to see Tribune bonus informationWILMINGTON, Del. — A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware says a union representing newspaper workers can see details about the Tribune Co.'s proposal to give bonuses totaling up to $70 million to the company's top managers.
Smithfield Packing, union agree on contract at huge NC plant, schedule vote to start June 30June 26th, 2009 Smithfield Packing, union agree on NC contractTAR HEEL, N.C. — Smithfield Packing Co.
Secured creditors would take over Star Tribune under Chapter 11 reorganization planJune 19th, 2009 New owners for Star Tribune under reorg planMINNEAPOLIS — The Star Tribune's main lenders will become its new owners and choose new management under a reorganization plan designed to help the financially struggling newspaper emerge from bankruptcy protection in September. Existing owners, including majority stakeholder Avista Capital Partners, would find their shares wiped out, and unsecured lenders would get only a small cash payment or new common stock.
Star Tribune Co. files reorganization plan with goal of emerging from bankruptcy in fallJune 19th, 2009 Star Tribune Co. files bankruptcy reorganizationMINNEAPOLIS — The Star Tribune Co.
Union, Star Tribune in Minneapolis have tentative agree contract; members vote WednesdayJune 13th, 2009 Union, Minneapolis paper have tentative agreementMINNEAPOLIS — A Teamsters official says the union representing drivers and the Star Tribune have tentatively agreed to a contract. Bob Moore, business agent for Teamsters Local 638, says the tentative agreement was reached Friday evening.
Teamsters threaten to strike, shut down Star Tribune if newspaper allowed to scrap contractJune 2nd, 2009 Teamsters threaten to shut down Star TribuneMINNEAPOLIS — The Teamsters union is threatening a strike it says would likely shut down the Star Tribune if the newspaper, which is in bankruptcy protection, is allowed to scrap its contract with unionized drivers. Teamsters Local 638 filed its opposition Monday to the newspaper's proposal to reject the contract.
Judge considers Tribune requests to make bonus, severance paymentsMay 12th, 2009 Judge weighs Tribune employee paymentsWILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments on a request by the Tribune Co.
Safeway, union workers agree to continue labor talks as strike threat loomsMay 10th, 2009 Safeway, workers agree to continue labor talksDENVER — With the threat of a strike looming, Safeway agreed to resume negotiations with its union workers a day after they authorized a strike, a company spokeswoman said Sunday. The labor contract between Safeway and its workers expired Saturday night without a new labor agreement and workers were planning to walk off their jobs as soon as Monday.
Rights to Dick Tracy character among pending issues in Tribune bankruptcy caseApril 30th, 2009 Hearing scheduled in Tribune bankruptcyWILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys are headed to court to discuss Tribune Co.'s assertion that it owns the television and movie rights to comic book character Dick Tracy.
Star Tribune, Newspaper Guild reach tentative contract agreement with cutsApril 24th, 2009 Star Tribune, union reach tentative agreementMINNEAPOLIS — A tentative three-year contract agreement has been reached between the Star Tribune and the union representing nearly 275 newsroom workers. The agreement reached by leaders of the Newspaper Guild, the largest union at the newspaper, includes a 3 percent cut in base wage scales and a 30 percent reduction in any merit pay above those scales.
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