Blood in the streets of Hartford and Baltimore

waterytart · May 2, 2009

forever_town said:

BYH said:

Double Down said:

Did some checking with some friends, and the real reason for all these titles is actually more sinister than you even want to think: A huge number of them are non-guild positions held by former guild employees. So what the Tribune did here was essentially desimate the union. This was as much about destroying organized labor as it was title masturbation. They let it be known that the people at the bottom rungs would be laid off if they didn't show interest in these new positions. When most of the young people took them, it allowed the Tribune to slash deeper into the seniority lists. So older people they couldn't have gotten to otherwise got axed, and the guild got signifficantly smaller all under the ruse of "reorganization." The claim may have been that ad revenue was down so much they needed to trim staff just to survive, but the added bonus will be the eventual desimation of the union.

Embarrassing.
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Shit like this really makes me believe the devil walks among us.
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He does. I can't decide if his name is Sam Zell or Dean Singleton.
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Well, if Santa needs elves because he can't be everywhere at the same time, the mirror image might be true ...

Ben_Hecht · May 3, 2009

forever_town said:

BYH said:

Double Down said:

Did some checking with some friends, and the real reason for all these titles is actually more sinister than you even want to think: A huge number of them are non-guild positions held by former guild employees. So what the Tribune did here was essentially desimate the union. This was as much about destroying organized labor as it was title masturbation. They let it be known that the people at the bottom rungs would be laid off if they didn't show interest in these new positions. When most of the young people took them, it allowed the Tribune to slash deeper into the seniority lists. So older people they couldn't have gotten to otherwise got axed, and the guild got signifficantly smaller all under the ruse of "reorganization." The claim may have been that ad revenue was down so much they needed to trim staff just to survive, but the added bonus will be the eventual desimation of the union.

Embarrassing.
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Shit like this really makes me believe the devil walks among us.
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He does. I can't decide if his name is Sam Zell or Dean Singleton.
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Most would likely say Zell, at this juncture, because he conjures up a newer, fresher vision of Hell.

Joe Williams · May 3, 2009

Ben_Hecht said:

forever_town said:

BYH said:

Double Down said:

Did some checking with some friends, and the real reason for all these titles is actually more sinister than you even want to think: A huge number of them are non-guild positions held by former guild employees. So what the Tribune did here was essentially desimate the union. This was as much about destroying organized labor as it was title masturbation. They let it be known that the people at the bottom rungs would be laid off if they didn't show interest in these new positions. When most of the young people took them, it allowed the Tribune to slash deeper into the seniority lists. So older people they couldn't have gotten to otherwise got axed, and the guild got signifficantly smaller all under the ruse of "reorganization." The claim may have been that ad revenue was down so much they needed to trim staff just to survive, but the added bonus will be the eventual desimation of the union.

Embarrassing.
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Shit like this really makes me believe the devil walks among us.
Click to expand...

He does. I can't decide if his name is Sam Zell or Dean Singleton.
Click to expand...

Most would likely say Zell, at this juncture, because he conjures up a newer, fresher vision of Hell.
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I say they're both Satan. One's from the Justice Society, one's from the Justice League. Sort of like two Flashes. Except really, y'know, evil.

derwood · May 3, 2009

Michael_ Gee said:

Hope the foolish younger workers who took those jobs enjoy those titles for the six months or so before they get the chop.
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Six weeks.

Fran Curci · May 3, 2009

APSE Web site lists Tim Wheatley as second vice president. Can you serve if you're not in sports any more?

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