The owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News have told the paper’s unions that they must cut costs by an additional 10 percent or the company will face dire consequences.
Just a year ago, both papers went through a round of major layoffs. Chief executive Brian Tierney met with reps from all the unions and warned of a “”grim financial picture.”
In an online bulletin, the Guild points out Tierney made references to outsourcing jobs overseas and threatened job cuts if the union continues arbitrations on behalf of 5 ad reps.