Memo to PE Staff

My former colleague shipped this off to me over the weekend. The first part was omitted because it's typical corporate speak and the rest is excerpts.

...the VSO did not fully achieve the workforce reduction goal that was set to meet our business objectives at any of the operating companies. In order to reduce our workforce to the necessary levels we will implement an involuntary reduction in force in specific departments or work groups to be completed in mid-to-late October.

The reduction in force will be limited to the following departments or work groups:
· News, Production, the Customer Retention Cal Center and Al Dia at The Dallas Morning News (approximately 50 positions)
· News, Consumer Sales, Packaging and Production (excluding Pressroom) at The Press-Enterprise (approximately 30 positions)

These are challenging times that call for difficult decisions. Over the coming months we will work together to address the challenges ahead and focus on making a smooth transition to our newly-aligned organization. As we move forward, it is important that we all continue to focus on the areas that we each can control – our role in supporting the production of outstanding news and information publications and websites and serving our customers.

Thank you for your commitment and contributions to our organization.

Jim