Chicago Tribune journalists file discrimination suit against paper – Chicago Sun-Times

The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees under its current and previous owners.

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Old Joe
2 years ago

That the Fibune languishes on as a going concern is the 8th Wonder of the World.

Ex Illini
2 years ago

If a tree falls in a forest and there’s nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound? What exactly is a Chicago Tribune?

Tom Paine's Ghost
2 years ago

Is it possible that the female reporters and the black reporters are simply incompetent? I can say for certain that Heidi Stevens is a woke zombie and anyone who’s title is “criminal justice reporter” is massively biased from the start.

Wally
2 years ago

Anyone know anybody who still subscribes to the Trib? There can’t be a whole lot of revenue to compensate any of the remaining staff. The amount of money needed to settle this lawsuit and back pay for this large number of employees will bankrupt the Trib for good. No tears here.

The Railroader
2 years ago

These kids don’t understand that the Trib is already dead. In response to the collapse in subscribers, the Trib has resorted to littering Chicagoland driveways with the print equivalent of spam. These mini-papers, basically unsolicited ads without the propaganda, is their last attempt to survive and it fits nicely in my trash can. There are no journalists at the Trib any more. Only low rent activists remain to regurgitate DNC talking points and pretend it’s news. The company got rid of the real journalists over the last twenty years, replacing them with DNC stenographers like the odious Kristi Parsons. Bleeding… Read more »

Last edited 2 years ago by The Railroader
taxpayer
2 years ago

The staff has been cut so severely in recent years that I suspect it may be difficult to calculate actual comparative wages. The Sun-Times article indicates 57 people are discriminated against. What is the total number of journalists, editors, photojournalists that the paper employs? The article doesn’t tell us how many non-discriminated-against staff there are,and gives only slight indication of what their wages might be. In the old days, unsatisfied journalists had little alternative because they couldn’t afford the massive investment in presses, distribution, and other capital to start their own newspapers. Nowadays, the barriers are much less and it… Read more »

David F
2 years ago

This should put the last nail required in the coffin for putting the paper into bankruptcy, so EVERYONE looses their job. (equally)

Last edited 2 years ago by David F

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