The Buffalo News will axe 160 production employees following its plans to move its printing operation to Cleveland. The change was announced by parent Lee Enterprises earlier this year.
The news has not sat well with the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. They say:
“We believe The Buffalo News should be printed in Buffalo, not in Cleveland or any other city outside of the Western New York region that we serve.”
They further added that Lee had done little since acquiring the Buffalo News:
“Lee has invested little in the Western New York community and has spent more time extracting resources from The Buffalo News.”
The further claim that Lee will sell the property and channel the funds elsewhere.
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