Next in Line ... Milwaukee

Sounds like I might have liked working for/with you. Damn few bosses have their people's backs, especially nowadays.

 

A rare EE then, too.

At this point, I'll just say, my thoughts are with any of the Milwaukeeans who end up out of doors from this. I'll leave any further Garry H. critiquing to those who are closer to the scene, no doubt dealing with this with a cold one at The Harp.

 

OK. So they just had layoffs a couple of months ago. Botched it. And now they need to have layoffs again?
Can't be good for morale.

 

They sandwiched a Pulitzer prize in between and it meant absolutely nothing.

Except now they probably won't lay off that guy, at least.

 

Are there any interns in Milwaukee who will be blogging on this?

 

Apparently, seniority will play a big role in who gets the axe. The newest hires will likely be the first to go unless people take the buyouts.

 

Layoffs are usually handled a lot differently at union papers.

If you don't have seniority in Milwaukee, you could be screwed.

 

A union that doesn't protect those who have been members the longest -- seniority, in other words -- ain't worth squat, because those are the folks who have coughed up the most in dues over time.

That said, a union that does protect those who have been members the longest might not be worth squat anyway.

 

Word is they lost a tad over 20 in the newsroom, but sports didn't lose anyone.

 

30 buyouts this week.
More cuts could come if that wasn't deemed enough.

The story doesn't say whether any of the staffers who took buyouts were in sports.

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/07/27/daily29.html

 

There are some good people who lost their jobs today, including a friend of mine. I don't know how many in sports, but I know there will be a hit.