Comments on: Tierney to Unions: “We Must Cut Costs by 10 Percent” http://www.phillymag.com/blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:26:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: employee inq,daily /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2389 employee inq,daily Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:35:18 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2389 The problem with pnllc is somebody i dont know who is mis managing mr tierny on how monies are being spent in the plant operation a strong word of advice is that if it works dont fix it,he has spent a incrediable amount of money for upgrades in this operation,half of which in my opinion where a waste of money,so b-4 you go blogging get some facts,understand that when your not totally aware of how your money is being spent on inhouse upgrades you could possibly be believing some things that are not true and that hurts the employees.and throws money out the window. The problem with pnllc is somebody i dont know who is mis managing mr tierny on how monies are being spent in the plant operation a strong word of advice is that if it works dont fix it,he has spent a incrediable amount of money for upgrades in this operation,half of which in my opinion where a waste of money,so b-4 you go blogging get some facts,understand that when your not totally aware of how your money is being spent on inhouse upgrades you could possibly be believing some things that are not true and that hurts the employees.and throws money out the window.

]]> By: Hector /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2336 Hector Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:54:00 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2336 Liberal Bias = Layoffs Liberal Bias = Layoffs

]]> By: Archimedes /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2151 Archimedes Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:21:44 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2151 Circulation at the Inky is up and the DN is stable. Nearly all newspapers have profit ratios double those of most industries, typically 15% or better. Usually the problem is stock purchasers, who are unhappy that newspaper stocks go down instead of up, which is the fault of people who buy (or don't buy) stocks. We need a free press. Cutting expenses by 10% will damage the newspapers and, based on what has happened at other papers, reduce profits and circulation by more than 10%. Tierney is another boss lured by the idea that reducing quality (which is what happens with cuts in papers that have been cut to the bone before) will improve profits. It does not work in the long run and for newspapers has not worked in the short run either. Circulation at the Inky is up and the DN is stable. Nearly all newspapers have profit ratios double those of most industries, typically 15% or better. Usually the problem is stock purchasers, who are unhappy that newspaper stocks go down instead of up, which is the fault of people who buy (or don’t buy) stocks. We need a free press. Cutting expenses by 10% will damage the newspapers and, based on what has happened at other papers, reduce profits and circulation by more than 10%. Tierney is another boss lured by the idea that reducing quality (which is what happens with cuts in papers that have been cut to the bone before) will improve profits. It does not work in the long run and for newspapers has not worked in the short run either.

]]> By: Ms. Ann Thrope /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2135 Ms. Ann Thrope Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:03:21 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2135 Here's a way to save money -- drop that annoying column, "Chick Wit." I'm sure Lisa Scottoline isn't writing for peanuts and her column reads like fingernails on a blackboard. She should be paying Tierney for having her name and face on the real estate every week -- publicity for her books, which I hope are better than what she puts in the paper. Here’s a way to save money — drop that annoying column, “Chick Wit.” I’m sure Lisa Scottoline isn’t writing for peanuts and her column reads like fingernails on a blackboard. She should be paying Tierney for having her name and face on the real estate every week — publicity for her books, which I hope are better than what she puts in the paper.

]]> By: Lois /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2133 Lois Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:08:58 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2133 Tierney is determined not to lose investors' money but won't reveal who the investors are. Why worry about them? You risk your money, you take your chances. That's what the workers are being asked to do. Tierney is determined not to lose investors’ money but won’t reveal who the investors are. Why worry about them? You risk your money, you take your chances. That’s what the workers are being asked to do.

]]> By: parodox /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2128 parodox Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:02:36 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2128 "If I had to choose between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I would choose newspapers without a government." Thomas Jefferson 1798 “If I had to choose between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I would choose newspapers without a government.”

Thomas Jefferson 1798

]]> By: John /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2112 John Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:21:03 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2112 Hey Wolfgang, can't wait to hear you or your kids or your kids' kids whine some day about living in a dictatorship society, thanks to there being no newspapers and no media digging up the latest Watergate or holding government accountable with printed stories. Deal with it. Hey Wolfgang, can’t wait to hear you or your kids or your kids’ kids whine some day about living in a dictatorship society, thanks to there being no newspapers and no media digging up the latest Watergate or holding government accountable with printed stories.
Deal with it.

]]> By: Philly Chit Chat /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2111 Philly Chit Chat Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:15:54 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2111 That's ridiculous. NEWS North East West South, it's always been about nobody's business, its not a calendar of events. That’s ridiculous. NEWS North East West South, it’s always been about nobody’s business, its not a calendar of events.

]]> By: Every politician ever elected /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2109 Every politician ever elected Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:39:56 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2109 Yes, the newspapers should be allowed to fail. They've brought it on themselves. Most of what they print is nobody's business anyway. All that digging around. Ridiculous. Yes, the newspapers should be allowed to fail. They’ve brought it on themselves. Most of what they print is nobody’s business anyway. All that digging around. Ridiculous.

]]> By: kingston /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2107 kingston Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:35:15 +0000 /blogs/philly/2008/01/23/tierney-to-unions-we-must-cut-costs-by-10-percent/#comment-2107 Tell numbnuts Wolf/Gang if the papers die there will be nothing to read online. Where do you think content comes from? Deal with it. Tell numbnuts Wolf/Gang if the papers die there will be nothing to read online. Where do you think content comes from?
Deal with it.

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