Chicago Tribune offering newsroom buyouts
Kaitlin Washburn | Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Tribune is offering buyouts to the newsroom’s union members.
The Chicago Tribune Guild said in an email to members that Tribune Publishing notified the union Wednesday night about the buyouts. A “voluntary separation plan” FAQ page on the buyouts says only full-time newsroom guild members are eligible to apply for the buyouts.
In a statement, the union said cutting staff as “a short-term profit boost” is unsustainable and short-sighted.
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