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Also, newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises in Montana has confirmed that employees making more than $20 per hour will be expected to take a two-week unpaid furlough.
Journalists represented by a union say the owner of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle won't budge on giving raises or increasing hours, while Lee Enterprise employees confirm two-week unpaid furlough.
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