Tegna Extending Contracts, Not Re-Negotiating Them (Patreon)

Last week, FTVLive told you that Tegna was trying to close a loophole in contracts for staffers that were working under contracts from different companies. 

After the recession, Tegna put a clause in their contracts that said that the contracted employee must take part in any company furloughs. 

The problem? Tegna bought up some more stations recently and some of their employees are still working under the old companies' contracts, which does not include a "furlough clause" in them. 

Sources tell FTVLive that Tegna is now trying to pressure those employees into signing an agreement that they agree to take the furlough. 

Now, sources are telling FTVLive that as contracts are coming up, at least some Tegna stations are not negotiating any new deals. 

"Tegna is forcing employees with upcoming contracts to extend for 3-6 months," says one insider. 

A number of Tegna staffers have reached out to FTVLive and they think the company is already looking into another round of furloughs after this latest round is finished. 

So far, no other media company has ordered its employees to take a furlough. Tegna is the only one. 

In fact, at least two companies have given their staff bonuses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is clear that that the way Tegna gutted the company of real journalists and brought in kids and comics to do the news that many of their stations are floating aimlessly during one of, if not the biggest story of our lifetime. 

with over half a million Americans infected and about 25,000 dead, this is what the Tegna station in Cleveland is doing on air. 

This is the result of cost cuts and thinking viewers should get their news from comics and people that have no clue what the job of a Journalist is. 

At this point, Tegna can't sell fast enough and here's hoping that the new owners will bring back real news to the stations.