Parting is Such …

Parting is Such …

Pressroom Buzz has learned that still another buyout is being sought at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – the second one this year. A letter went out this week offering two weeks for every year of service and six months of paid health insurance, which is more than the minimum provided for in the recently signed contract between the newspaper and its newsroom union. Insiders say that this buyout is offered across all departments at the newspaper, not just in the newsroom. Additionally, insiders speculate that it doesn’t appear to be targeting a large number of people – but it’s anyone’s guess how…

Pressroom Buzz has learned that still another buyout is being
sought at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – the second one this year.

A letter went out this week offering two weeks for every year of service and six
months of paid health insurance, which is more than the minimum provided for in
the recently signed contract between the newspaper and its newsroom union.

Insiders say that this buyout is offered across all departments at the
newspaper, not just in the newsroom. Additionally, insiders speculate that it doesn’t appear to be targeting a large number of people – but
it’s anyone’s guess how many will actually apply.

More Journal Sentinel coverage from Pressroom Buzz and others here.

Milwaukee Magazine Contributing Editor Erik Gunn has written for the magazine since 1995. He started covering the media in 2006, writing the award-winning column Pressroom and now its online successor, Pressroom Buzz. Check back regularly for the latest news and commentary of the workings of the news business in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.