Mgmt. Finally Responds To Byko Memo Machine

Yes, it took forever, but Brian Tierney & Co. — or, more likely, a different PR person — drafted a memo to respond to the constant barrage of memos sent from the Newspaper Guild in the past weeks.

Although it contains language that is the textual equivalent of Ambien — for example, “we will consider a lump sum payment that will help offset a portion of the diversions members will need to divert in order to fund an ongoing pension” — it’s also an old fashioned passive-aggressive shot at the union asking them not to strike.

We think a strike would be a mistake, as it would cause long-term damage to our company that would hurt all of our employees, including Guild members…. We are optimistic that we can continue to work with the Guild to resolve all of these issues in the next few of days. Hopefully, the Guild leadership will put a higher priority on resolving the issues than on a strike threat.

Oh snap! Full (pretty boring, though) memo after the jump.

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