PD to increase job cuts to 50

The Plain Dealer is reporting today that it is increasing the number of jobs that will be cut in the newsroom by the end of 2008.

The job cuts will rise from 38 to 50. Last month, the newspaper reported worse-than-expected ad revenue and hard times hitting newspapers across the country were factors in eliminating jobs held by reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists and page designers.

Editor Susan Goldberg says economic news for the Plain Dealer has worsened in the last 30 days, necessitating more reductions.

Plain Dealer Guild members met last week with labor relations for the third meeting about layoffs and the Guild’s push to get the company to provide health care coverage.
The company is now proposing that the Guild pay for health care