Well, Bye!
Posted on 05/04/2009 6:31:14 AM PDT by Zakeet
The New York Times Co. said last night that it is notifying federal authorities of its plans to shut down the Boston Globe, raising the possibility that New England's most storied newspaper could cease to exist within weeks.
After down-to-the-wire negotiations did not produce millions of dollars in union concessions, the Times Co. said that it will file today a required 60-day notice of the planned shutdown under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification law.
The move could amount to a negotiating ploy to extract further concessions from the Globe's unions, since the notice does not require the Times Co. to close the paper after 60 days. The deadline, however, would put the unions under fierce pressure to produce additional savings, and the Boston Newspaper Guild promptly called the step a "bullying" tactic by the company.
Some industry observers have expressed skepticism that Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. would want his legacy to include the shuttering of the Globe, which his company bought in 1993.
But the Times Co. itself is under strong financial pressure. It recently mortgaged its new Manhattan headquarters, borrowed $250 million from a Mexican billionaire at 14 percent interest, laid off 100 newsroom staffers and cut salaries by 5 percent.
Globe management said in a toughly worded statement: "Filing the WARN notice is a difficult step that we would like to avoid. But, unfortunately, given the state of the negotiations, it is one we must be prepared to take."
The paper's circulation dropped 14 percent in the most recent six-month period. The Globe is expected to lose $85 million this year, the company says.
Boston residents have long resented the takeover of the Globe by a company based in New York, with which the region competes in sports, banking and cultural bragging rights.
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Well, Bye!
...5, 4, 3, 2, 1, “BAILOUT!”
Well, the NYTs can dream can’t they. LMAO
I hope this doesn’t happen, but I can’t believe they’ll let an icon like the Boston Globe go down. Teddy would be furious.
good.
What does WASS mean?
So, by definition, the unions and all their liberal supporters control the MSM agenda.
Did you notice the NYTimes let Boston sink with the ship? Some captains they are.
“The New York Times Co. said last night that it is notifying federal authorities”
Translation....Come save our A$$ Mr President...toss some of the monopoly money our way...we are your base!
“The New York Times Co. said last night that it is notifying federal authorities”
Translation....Come save our A$$ Mr President...toss some of the monopoly money our way...we are your base!
Bunch of Union Busters. Ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Lol. One of the best moments in sports announcing.
It’s about time... and a good start.
“If the Herald lasts just one more day than the Globe, we win.” - Howie “THE EMPIRE OF HATE (Thunder)” Carr
“If the Herald lasts just one more day than the Globe, we win.” - Howie “THE EMPIRE OF HATE (Thunder)” Carr
Who’s going to train the next generation of Jason Blairs and Mike Barnicles???
I never knew, in the past, that all the newsroom people (writers, editors etc) were union. I guess the lowly proofreaders may not be but the rest are. No wonder they have liberal bias.
Well said.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch.
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