Tampa Tribune, Newschannel 8 freeze annual pay raises in 2009
December 30, 2008 at 2:26 pm by Wayne GarciaThis just in from the NewsCenter over on the Hillsborough River, from Media General’s top manager for its Florida Communications Group:
From: Schueler, John R.
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Subject: Standard Annual Merit IncreasesDear Colleagues;
As you know, our national and state economies are still deeply troubled and that dramatically impacts many of our key advertisers including automotive, real estate and employment services. Although we continue to serve more readers, viewers and users than any media company in Tampa Bay, we have to continue our actions to manage through this economic downturn.
Therefore, as of January 1, 2009, employees of The Tampa Tribune, WFLA-TV, TBO.com, Centro and Associate Publications who normally qualify for the merit cycles for January 2009 and July 2009 will not receive a merit increase.
We all know that these are very difficult times. Thank you for your hard work, dedication and understanding.
