Company cars go up for sale
In a message to the editorial staff today, Managing Editor Jana Collier announced the company would sell the remaining five fleet cars in its possession during a 15-day period from Aug. 31 to Sept. 14.
The message included this statement:
“The Guild has asked that we make the cars available first to photographers and sports reporters. So, the priority will be:
—Photographers and sports reporters
—Dayton editorial employees
—Cox Ohio employees”
This is false. The Guild was not involved in the company’s decision to sell its vehicles. We knew managers were considering that option, but in our last negotiating session, we stressed the need for at least some company-owned vehicles and proposed keeping at least a few cars.
The Guild gave no guidance to the company as to what the procedure for selling cars should be. The Guild’s negotiating team has repeatedly stressed that photographers and sports reporters are among the employees most impacted by the company’s unilateral decision to eliminate cars, that’s all. We still have several proposals on the table related to work transportation.