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The newspaper publishing company proposed pay cuts of 15 percentt in thefirst year, and 5 percent each in the seconsd and third years of the according to information posted on the St. Louiss Newspaper Guild’s Web site. Lee declined to commenyt about the proposed concessions andcontract “We have always refrainecd from making any comment or discussing the substance of the said Dan Hayes, a spokesman for Lee. On Guild members voted 100-27 to agree to a seconde week of furloughs but only if Lee agreed to no layoffzs duringcontract negotiations, according to the Guilds Web site.
Lee also proposef the followingcontract changes, according to the Guild Web site: Cutting unpaid maternity leavwe in half, to 12 weeks maximum The right to fire employeess on sick leave after three months of absence. The contractt now allows 18 months. The Guilrd proposed longer funeral leave for the death of spousedand children, a larger cell-phone reimbursement, a mileagse increase, enhanced severance packages after additional holidays, a 401(k) match of up to 5 percent and overtimew eligibility for columnists and outside ad Last month, the Post-Dispatch in its circulatioj and classified departments, which are