Possible Strike Looms at The Village Voice
By AAN Staff
june 17, 2008 08:13 am
Veteran
Voice staff writer Tom Robbins tells the
New York Press that the paper's employees may strike if a contract dispute isn't resolved. Talks center on proposed cuts in health care coverage in the latest contract offer from Village Voice Media, which the union considers unacceptable. "Management is asking for givebacks on our health care policy and on our 401(k)," says Robbins, who serves as a shop steward with United Auto Workers Local 2110, which represents
Voice staffers. "We are adamant that there won't be any givebacks here." He says the union has had two meetings with management, but vowed that there would be a walkout if no settlement is reached. "If we don't get it, all bets are off," Robbins warns. The
Press says a call to a
Voice spokesperson for comment has thus far gone unreturned. The strike is set for July 1 if a contract agreement isn't reached,
according to Gawker.