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WHEREAS: the Gazette's workers who were laid -off deserve the opportunity to be rehired if
their positions return to the paper;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Northampton City Council stands in solidarity with
the workers of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and asks Newspapers of New
England to swiftly bargain a contract that improves the well-being of its workers,
which will strengthen the newspaper and help it continue for years to come. We
call on Newspapers of New England to invest in the Gazette and its workers, and
to make a commitment to local ownership;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Northampton City Council recognizes the importance of the
Daily Hampshire Gazette to our region, and encourages our local community to
support the Gazette to help maintain the financial viability of this critical source
of local news;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Administrative Assistant to the City Council shall send a copy
of this Resolution to U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, U.S.
Representative Jim McGovern, Senator Jo Comerford, Representative Lindsay
Sabadosa, Newspaper of New England President and CEO Aaron Julien, Daily
Hampshire Gazette Publisher Shawn Palmer, Editor -in -Chief Joan Livingston and
the Pioneer Valley News Guild.
In City Council, May 6, 2021
Passed First Rending on Roll Cull Vote of 8 Yes, 0 No (Councilor Dwight recused)
Attest: �y , Clerk of Council
In City Council, May 20, 2021
Passed Second Reading on Roll Call Vote of 8 Yes, 0 No (Councilor Dwight recused)
Attest: _ _ 4' 2Z_q&_ , Clerk of Council
Passed two readings and enrolled.
1 hereby cerlify that llte above Resolution passed lite Northampton Cily Council on May 20, 2021
Attest: _ +W444VO� , Clerk of Council