[Liz]

It didn't help among the rank and file that news of the benefits crisis broke the same day Times Publisher and Chairman of the board Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. had received a pay hike to $2.82 million in 2004 from $2.7 million 2003.

(Sob) What a relief---Pinch won't have to economize (/sarc). He can still do those Four Seasons lunches while the rank and file eat their canned tuna sandwiches.

[thoughtomator]

Amazing he gets a raise while NY Times circulation is dropping like an African swallow trying to cross the English channel carrying a 1000-lb coconut...

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Common wisdom among Academics is "publish or perish." However if NYTimes and its Leftist Book Review dies, it would be more a case of Publish Tripe And Perish....

"STOP THE PRESSES!
SOMEBODY ACCIDENTALLY LET A FACT SLIP IN!"

LOL

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I Googled just to find this and now need to take a shower. The NYT does offer "domestic partner benefits" to it's employees, but I bet that doesn't have a thing to do with the shortfall. /sarcasm

[itslex71]

SH!T

My husband's company, About.com, was just bought by the NYTimes and the contract is to be signed this week! The benefits folks from the NYT are coming to give the Abouter's the info to switch their benefits to the NYT. This is not good at all. We use his health and dental benefits because my totally suck. Crapola!

[Libertarian444]

Oh, the irony. Perhaps if the New York Times hadn't been advocating (and help getting laws passed) for incremental Socialized healthcare in the US all these years, their healthcare costs wouldn't be exploding.