Chicago Sun-Times Won't Outsource Editing Jobs

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Posted by chicagomedia.org on March 13, 2009 at 13:01:47:

Chicago Sun-Times editing jobs won't be outsourced to India, Canada

Phil Rosenthal | Tribune Media

March 13, 2009

If you see the colour, er, color returning to the faces of newsroom staffers at the Chicago Sun-Times, it's because one of their worst nightmares won't be realised, um, realized.

The need to dramatically cut costs to stem losses remains. A plan to outsource copy editing and page designing to Canada or India does not.

Union officials representing Sun-Times editorial employees said management informed them Thursday that the paper is scrapping the radical January proposal to eliminate up to 30 jobs.

The Newspaper Guild was braced for a fight. But, in the interim, a shareholder-led overhaul upended parent Sun-Times Media Group's board and a succession of other changes, including John Barron replacing Cyrus Freidheim as Sun-Times publisher and Don Hayner succeeding Michael Cooke as editor.

"We understand the financial difficulties, but this was a big problem for us, said Thomas Thibeault, executive director of the Chicago Newspaper Guild. "You weren't looking at alternatives to try to save money, you were just putting people out on the street and giving their jobs to people outside our country, and that's pretty bad.

"Their leadership took a fresh look. They get a 10 on my scorecard today. I think that shows good faith. That doesn't mean the problems are over. That doesn't mean the Sun-Times is rich today. That doesn't mean that the guild won't have to fight another battle tomorrow. But what it does mean is the Sun-Times took a fresh look at it, and the only denominator that's really changed is the leadership."

A spokeswoman for Sun-Times Media did not respond to a request for comment.

The company on Thursday announced a settlement to resolve a $41.8 million claim by CanWest Global Communications at a discount. It will pay CanWest $21.8 million, while an unnamed third party connected to the 2000 transaction at the dispute's center pays CanWest $4.6 million, for a total of $26.4 million.

But the real victory is readers safe from being scandalised by news of the "hired lorry" programme.

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: Chicago Sun-Times editing jobs won't be outsourced to India, Canada : Phil Rosenthal | Tribune Media : March 13, 2009 : If you see the colour, er, color returning to the faces of newsroom staffers at the Chicago Sun-Times, it's because one of their worst nightmares won't be realised, um, realized. : The need to dramatically cut costs to stem losses remains. A plan to outsource copy editing and page designing to Canada or India does not. : Union officials representing Sun-Times editorial employees said management informed them Thursday that the paper is scrapping the radical January proposal to eliminate up to 30 jobs. : The Newspaper Guild was braced for a fight. But, in the interim, a shareholder-led overhaul upended parent Sun-Times Media Group's board and a succession of other changes, including John Barron replacing Cyrus Freidheim as Sun-Times publisher and Don Hayner succeeding Michael Cooke as editor. : "We understand the financial difficulties, but this was a big problem for us, said Thomas Thibeault, executive director of the Chicago Newspaper Guild. "You weren't looking at alternatives to try to save money, you were just putting people out on the street and giving their jobs to people outside our country, and that's pretty bad. : "Their leadership took a fresh look. They get a 10 on my scorecard today. I think that shows good faith. That doesn't mean the problems are over. That doesn't mean the Sun-Times is rich today. That doesn't mean that the guild won't have to fight another battle tomorrow. But what it does mean is the Sun-Times took a fresh look at it, and the only denominator that's really changed is the leadership." : A spokeswoman for Sun-Times Media did not respond to a request for comment. : The company on Thursday announced a settlement to resolve a $41.8 million claim by CanWest Global Communications at a discount. It will pay CanWest $21.8 million, while an unnamed third party connected to the 2000 transaction at the dispute's center pays CanWest $4.6 million, for a total of $26.4 million. : But the real victory is readers safe from being scandalised by news of the "hired lorry" programme.

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