The company is suing a union, saying the sale of three newspapers in Maine won't happen if the buyer must inherit a labor agreement. The proceeds of a sale are urgently needed to satisfy lenders, the...
The search for a buyer of the Seattle Times Co.'s Blethen Maine Newspapers chain of three dailies has narrowed to three possible purchasers, but the only organization to openly declare its interest...
Last week, minority shareholder McClatchy, the Sacramento newspaper chain, said it was willing to sell its not-quite-half slice of the Seattle Times. So how did a locally controlled Northwest...
Last week was tough for the folks at the Seattle Times Co. The flagship Seattle Times carried through on a plan to cut the paper's staff of 1,845 by about 7 percent, or 125 employees. Meanwhile, in a...
McClatchy Co. has an ownership interest in almost half of newspapers published daily in Washington, including the Seattle Times. Here's a look at how they may be faring and feeling in the wake of the...
In Maine, where the majority-owning Blethen family rediscovered its roots a decade ago, the Seattle Times Co. is selling three prominent dailies – at a nadir for the newspaper business. It's a bad...
The end-of-the-month showdown between the Seattle Times Co. and Teamsters Local 174 truckers appears to be off, for now anyway. Times Co. senior vice president for human resources Alayne Fardella, in...
The newspaper and the Teamsters trade complaints alleging unfair labor practices surrounding the company's move to outsource trucking. The union says a strike is possible.
