Gannet to Employees 56 Years old With 20 Years Experience: "We want you GONE!"

Gannett continues cutting their most experienced newspaper workers.  According to a report on the Gannett blog:

"Gannett Co. Inc. today began offering voluntary buyouts to more than 660 employees in its U.S. Community Publishing newspaper group, according to a report on Gannett Blog.
The buyout is being extended to those staffers — attached to "certain departments and/or job categories" — who are age 56 with at least 20 years of service, as of March 31, 2012.
The offer provides for salary continuation of two weeks’ pay for each complete year of service, capped at 52 weeks, and ongoing health, dental and vision coverage during this period, the letter from USCP President Bob Dickey said.
Employees who are eligible will have 45 days to accept."  The buyouts were only offered for workers in the newspaper division, according to the Poynter Institute.

This comes 1 day after the Washington Post offered buyouts to their newsroom.