Tribune Accepts That Sale of Stamford Paper Violated Union Contract

TRIBUNE ACCEPTS THAT OF STAMFORD PAPER VIOLATED UNION CONTRACT
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
Tribune Co. has accepted an arbitrator's ruling that its sale of The Advocate of Stamford to Gannett Co. violated a provision of the union's contract that requires the newspaper's new owner to honor a labor contract with newsroom employees. It was not clear Friday whether the sale would go forward. "Gannett has told us directly they are not going to go through with this deal if it means taking the union contract," said Maida Rosenstein, president of Local 2110 of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. But Gannett spokeswoman Tara Connell said Friday the two companies are still in discussions about the sale.
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