tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post6352607559112037682..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Spring 2015 open forumToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-69923492087016582912015-04-14T07:01:26.407-04:002015-04-14T07:01:26.407-04:00Welcome to the family...there's the door. Loya...Welcome to the family...there's the door. Loyal audiences, where do they get this from? Anyone see the latest circulation numbers? Post Media is trying to put lipstick on a pig...it's still a pig but looks pretty.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-6533939398890877632015-04-09T07:24:13.371-04:002015-04-09T07:24:13.371-04:00overheard some people talking. Friday is the day t...overheard some people talking. Friday is the day that the sale is finalized. Hold on to your hats...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-88799817303385613012015-04-04T00:24:26.312-04:002015-04-04T00:24:26.312-04:00How many presses will they have? London,Islington,...How many presses will they have? London,Islington,Windsor...how many others? I know our paper is already later due to production issues, thus circulation falls, thus ad and circ revenue declines. Having a press in your own market had its merit back in the day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-59301767146919198962015-04-02T17:39:54.200-04:002015-04-02T17:39:54.200-04:00Looking for money...How many buildings do they sti...Looking for money...How many buildings do they still have to sell? They have to outsource printing aside from London and Toronto, no Sun Media presses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-24477645377420565222015-04-02T11:11:00.132-04:002015-04-02T11:11:00.132-04:00The talk of selling buildings and outsourcing prin...The talk of selling buildings and outsourcing print doesn't look good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-57924380148896706542015-04-01T19:41:03.150-04:002015-04-01T19:41:03.150-04:00If their criteria is that a newspaper make money.....If their criteria is that a newspaper make money...oh oh we're in trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-33822929587625963572015-03-31T06:18:14.915-04:002015-03-31T06:18:14.915-04:00I know of at least one that should have been shutt...I know of at least one that should have been shuttered a couple of years ago. This was always a problem for Stun Media, manipulated the papers that made money and left some of the others to dwindle and die a slow deliberate death. I doubt PM will have the same stomach for such foolishness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-11929262976843837292015-03-30T19:48:47.578-04:002015-03-30T19:48:47.578-04:00i guess the postmedia quebecor deal went from 175...i guess the postmedia quebecor deal went from 175 papers to 173 i read that one community paper has since shut down and that two fort macmurray papers have consolidated, anyone know which weekly has shut down, wonder if more weeklies are on their way outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-34303079915492878892015-03-27T17:42:04.797-04:002015-03-27T17:42:04.797-04:00I agree. Worked at both union and non-union shops....I agree. Worked at both union and non-union shops. Time for the people that produce the products, take the pics, write the stories and deliver the papers to get a raise once in a while, not at the whim of 333 that tells them things are so bad they can't afford it. Stop screwing with products that work(ed) and deal with the ones that do not. The union fights for what is right. Agree or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-18229501142296416542015-03-27T10:51:00.307-04:002015-03-27T10:51:00.307-04:00Our tax dollars at work, what a farce this is. Wai...Our tax dollars at work, what a farce this is. Wait till the closures and layoffs start, they'll be able to say "we didn't see that coming" Wonder where PM has it's call centre for circulation? or where do they have ads made up? anyone know? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-28562279145820936492015-03-27T09:08:14.868-04:002015-03-27T09:08:14.868-04:00What a load of crap. It's to protect what litt...What a load of crap. It's to protect what little they have. If you understood seniority you'd understand that it is based on years and category. This has little to do with dues and building cushions. Stop stirring the pot to the right.rob lambertihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834570898549536325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-7358700568181616792015-03-26T16:56:44.091-04:002015-03-26T16:56:44.091-04:00A little late maybe folks? I think about how anyon...A little late maybe folks? I think about how anyone non-union sat back and waited for a raise...now that there hasn't been one in a couple years they are concerned? A little late folks. Oh people rough waters ahead. Do you think for a minute that PM hasn't been working on a plan since they approached Stun Media to purchase. Site sold to Torstar or another company with a press (wait no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-85450720303052414982015-03-25T18:38:26.584-04:002015-03-25T18:38:26.584-04:00This hit the news wire yesterday.
http://www.news...This hit the news wire yesterday.<br /><br />http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1506773/sun-media-employees-want-union<br /><br />So non-union Toronto Sun employees are trying to join the union now? What a pointless exercise. If your jobs are relocated to somewhere else or they are eliminated in the wake of this merger, being part of the union isn't going to save you. You are better to go back Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-20470814288080447492015-03-25T18:28:36.976-04:002015-03-25T18:28:36.976-04:00And what a prolonged rubber stamp. Five months for...And what a prolonged rubber stamp. Five months for... a foregone conclusion. There are a few more weeks to go before everything is signed and sealed. It will be interesting to see when the first wave of changes/layoffs/integration strategies is announced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-40836538106177245382015-03-25T16:41:45.782-04:002015-03-25T16:41:45.782-04:00so apparently the competition bureau cares little ...so apparently the competition bureau cares little for competition in the marketplace. Whoever said rubber stamp hit it on the head.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-59822547519174732432015-03-25T11:54:05.818-04:002015-03-25T11:54:05.818-04:00Let the bloodletting begin.
http://www.ctvnews.ca...Let the bloodletting begin.<br /><br />http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/competition-bureau-approves-postmedia-deal-to-buy-sun-media-newspapers-1.2296436Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-64559998920272944542015-03-25T11:10:18.537-04:002015-03-25T11:10:18.537-04:00Sale to PM goes ahead:
https://twitter.com/natali...Sale to PM goes ahead:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/nataliealcoba/status/580726880577310720bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-226414694955186502015-03-25T11:07:53.632-04:002015-03-25T11:07:53.632-04:00It begins...It begins...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-12579747870705619492015-03-25T10:55:46.146-04:002015-03-25T10:55:46.146-04:00Looks like a decision has been made...
http://www....Looks like a decision has been made...<br />http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/2015/03/25/competition-bureau-wont-challenge-sun-media-sale-to-postmediaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-64768806030247732192015-03-21T12:52:09.745-04:002015-03-21T12:52:09.745-04:00It's nothing to do with the sale, but who does...It's nothing to do with the sale, but who doesn't love to read about PKP falling on his face?<br /><br />www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/03/20/pq-blind-spot-keeps-pierre-karl-pladeau-the-party-favourite-hbert.html?referrer=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FfHHNsiMYbtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-54985984028389793152015-03-21T11:09:01.280-04:002015-03-21T11:09:01.280-04:00pm is buying it so will be no remnants, just layof...pm is buying it so will be no remnants, just layoffs and the papers will run as they always do<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com