May 7, 2009, add update…  The cutbacks at The Plain Dealer will include Teamsters and Pressmen in addition to editorial staff.

The total the PD management wants to attain: $5 million a year in savings from the three unions.

I’m told that the editorial people would consider taking cutbacks to make up the 12 percent that management wants to save…  if management would promise no layoffs for two years.  No deal, said management.

Here, by the way, is the pay schedule of editorial employees: http://www.tnglocal1.org/wagesnew.pdf