10 at PD offer to leave

PD Guild members who summited their names to leave the PD are Guild president Ginger Christ, vice chair Rachel Dissell, Laura De Marco, John Petkovic, Greg Burnett, Phil Morris, Michelle Jarobe, photographers Gus Chan and Lisa DeJong and education writer Patrick O'Donnell.

The four electing to stay, all told they wouldn't be made bureau reporters and would continue with current duties, are sports columnist Terry Pluto, a former BJ sportswriter, Steve Litt, travel writer Susan Glaser and reporter John Caniglia.

Columnist Phil Morris, who also could have stayed, chose to leave.

It’s up to Newhouse’s Advance to announce their decisions in the ravaging of a PD newsroom that numbered 340 in 2000.

About a week ago PD management announced that 10 Guild members would be assigned to non-Cuyahoga County bureaus if they stayed.

 

This will move the PD closer to the Newhouse Advance goal of making the PD completely non-union. Cleveland.com has about 70 members, all non-union, and will replace the Guild members in handling what's left of PD coverage.