Louisville Courier-Journal

[Gannettoid]

From the Blog:

Louisville CJ death toll: 3 from marketing.

Looks like editorial might wait another day.

[Guest]

6 Press Operators are going to be laid off on Sunday July 19th.

[Guest, too]

Six press operators? Is that an indicator that they're going to outsource the printing? Or that they believe they can get by w/o those people?

[Guest]

From what I have heard they are not talking about subcontracting out the printing. Just cutting people. We will have 6 supervisors for only 17 employees in the pressroom. I have not heard anything about the rest of the building.

[cjGuest]

The Courier-Journal's MomsLikeMe coordinator is one of the casualties:

http://louisville.momslikeme.com/member ... &m=6263057

[cjGuest]

Hearing that one of the CJ's top opinion writers in the editorial department either will be a casualty.

[Guest]

I thought they have been hiring overtime for the pressroom?? How are they going to get a paper out at all???

[Gannettoid]

Any further layoffs in news? Gannett Blog commented mentioned ____ and Post.

[cjGuest]

The cuts have started in the newsroom. The CJ's presentation editor just shook people's hands, closed his door and left. Very, very sad day here so far.

[cjpc]

At least one from circulation on the 5th floor - I called to ask someone a question today and was told she'd just been laid off. I don't know how they can get anything at all done with fewer people.

[guest 3]

Here's the list of all current staffers. Post is managing editor; Hawpe is on the editorial board.

http://orig.courier-journal.com/cjconnect/phones.htm

[Guest, too]

That is an old link. This is the current list

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbc ... =middlecol

[cjpc]

Any new totals or info for Louisville? No posts in 1.5 hrs............ I am off today!

[Guest, too]

Any further layoffs in news? Gannett Blog commented mentioned ____ and Post.

May as well remove all names throughout the thread. Not to nitpick; I'm sure you're swamped keeping up with all of the varied threads.

[cjGuest]

From: Garson, Arnold
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 4:50 PM
Subject: Going foward

As you all know by now, all Gannett newspapers are in the process of reducing staff this week as a result of the continuing difficult revenue environment. When we entered the furlough program early in 2009, I had hoped that this step might buy us enough time for the economy to begin healing, and that another round of job eliminations wouldn't be necessary. We have, in fact, seen signs of economic improvement, but not enough to justify maintaining our current expense base going forward. We are, thus, at the unfortunate place where job eliminations have become necessary.

The Courier-Journal is eliminating 44 positions, 7 percent of its workforce, through layoff. Every department is affected, and restructuring will occur in a number of areas as we consolidate our reduced workforce for maximum efficiency and productivity.
All employees being layed off will receive transtion pay for a period of time based on years of service. All those affected by the layoffs now have been notified.

This action is painful for all of us. Many of the affected employees have played a significant role in shaping the institution that The Courier-Journal has become in its community. Unfortunately, they simply happened to be in jobs that could be consolidated as we looked for ways to manage through this difficult and ongoing recession. My messge to them is, "Thank you for all you have done. Your work here has mattered."

I want to emphasize that our continuing employee base of about 575 will remain the largest media workforce of any kind in the state. Our values, tradition and commitment as a public trust are unchanged. You will see it in our news content and in our sales results every day. The Courier-Journal still offers the most efficient way for advertisers in the Louisville market to reach a mass of consumers with a mass of information at a given point in time. And there is no media organization in the Louisville market that comes close to matching the breadth and depth of The Courier-Journal's journalistic prowess.

Thank you for your support and understanding during these difficult times.

Arnold Garson
President and Publisher
The Courier-Journal / courier-journal.com

[Dutch619m]

We will lose 6 press operators this Sunday, the 12th. This leaves us with 17. One of the assistant supervisors was let go, one of the scabs that came here via Detroit. The 5 asst. supers left all have job guarantees from when they were Union pressmen.
The plan, as we get it from HR, is to "mothball" one of our presses, the one with the stitcher that does commercial work. What little maintainence that was being done, see link, (http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2008/10 ... es-in.html), won't happen any more. It would appear that not only are they trying to kill the print edition of the paper, but also to turn down any revenue producing commercial work.
We have a meeting set for Monday, the 13th, with HR to negotiate effects bargaining. Will let you know the outcome.

Mike Heine
GCC/IBT District Council 3, Local 619m Louisville, KY

[Jule215]

My thoughts are with everyone at the CJ today...I have, and have had, many members of my family employed there, and at other former Bingham properties...So sad.

Husband is in the mailroom, but on vacation this week...Any news on how that department has been affected, or might be down the road??...Any info greatly appreciated.

[MILKLUVR]

since the CJ wants to mothball there new press I could use part of it for another boat anchor seriously its sad so many people suffer to enrich so few!!!!at least ole arnie finally got rid of that dead weight from Detroit scab. adios MF from one of the first laid off pressman back in DEC.to the new lay offs keep your heads up cuz you are much better than gannett ever needed PEACE

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