CHICAGO — The Chicago Sun-Times says it must eliminate 120 jobs because of the sluggish economy, 45 through immediate dismissal and the rest through attrition, but it is talking with a union in hopes of lessening the blow.
Charles F. Champion, the paper's vice president for community relations, called the cutbacks "an unfortunate but necessary step."
However, the Chicago Newspaper Guild, which represents 250 editorial employees, has proposed letting its workers take unpaid days to avoid cutbacks on the news staff. How many editorial employees faced dismissal was not revealed.
