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Statement from the Toledo NewsGuild on Block Communications’ decision to cease operations of The Blade

The Toledo Blade ended employees’ Labor Day weekend with an email Tuesday morning announcing it would close on Dec. 31 if it is not sold by then.

Prior to the announcement, the company had asked union employees to vote for a contract proposal that would have cut their severance in half, in addition to greenlighting giving away their work to Al, among other outsourcing. Workers voted that down, 46-25.

Union members’ objections were largely non-economical. This was reflected in Guild counterproposals.

Guild defends journalists targeted by Trump’s cuts to international newsrooms

The NewsGuild-CWA stands with the journalists and listeners affected by President Trump’s efforts to cut funding and sideline journalists who for decades have provided news to an international audience often living under repressive regimes.

Newsletter: Our strikers day in court

I’m heading to Pittsburgh next week for our strikers’ day in court. After 28 months on strike the National Labor Relations Board is pushing for an injunction against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for violating U.S. labor law. Our case will be heard on Wednesday afternoon in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals after winding through the NLRB’s process.