Sinclair Will Not Guarantee Jobs After Merger

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When Sinclair takes over the Tribune stations, there will likely be a number of job cuts. 

Photographers at Sinclair owned KOMO is in ongoing contract negotiations with Sinclair and photojournalist union.

During negotiations, Sinclair told the Shooters that after the merger between KOMO News and Tribune's Q13 FOX, they won’t guarantee employment for KOMO’s 23 photojournalists. 

Sinclair rejected demands for a guarantee that the proposed merger would not result in layoffs of union employees at the KOMO, according to union representative Dave Twedell.

As a result, Twedell said he will urge photojournalists to vote “no” on a contract when they are scheduled to meet on Saturday. If the photojournalists take his advice, they will continue to work under their current contract, a carryover from when the station was owned locally by Fisher Communications.

H/T Crosscut.com