Friday, March 10, 2006

The Los Angeles Times Grapevine

The grapevine at the newspaper is one way employees are kept up to date on happings at the newspaper, especially the information that affects everyone. The grapevine has told me our 2% raise will be applied on Sunday March 26th, 2006 to most employees salary. I say most employees, because anyone caught breaking the safety rules last year will not be given a raise.

Have also heard we do not need two vice-presidents of production, or three plant managers, with only three production facilities in operations. This grapevine is about seventy-five percent correct, at the Los Angeles Times.

The grapevine also told me the budget for the pressroom is currently in the works, and will be increased to get the presses back in running order, it's about time!

As our March 14th dinner nears, I have forty-five confirmed guests attending, Ken Reich said he will be there, as well as Russ Newton, Mike Morrison, and George Zambrano. Russ Newton is the new vice-president of production, George Zambrano was one of our former plant managers, and Mike Morrison was our pressroom superintendant. Looks like we will need the larger room, as ten or more never RSVP, they just show up. After speaking with Jill from Taix Restaurant, she's moving us to the larger room.

Well, I have to get the children off to school, more news coming later....

Stay dry and positive,
Eddie

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That made Me LOL and after a second thought It made Me sad.

Otis Chandler passed away last week He spent 20 Years of his Life Making the Los Angeles Times The Best Newspaper in the Country. And it only took the Chicago Tribune 5 Years to destroy it

The Fat apes Dennis Fitsimions 3.5% Raise and 18 Million Stock Option The Skinny Apes Us Production Monkeys 2% raise. And they still wont tell us when it starts!

If You Have the Time Please Forward the Thoughts for the Day To Ed Padgents Web Sight IM Sure He will Post it on His Blog.
dpagentt@earthlink.net

Hope every thing is good with You My friend. Eds. sight will tell You that He has moved click on Moved and the sight will be there Its in Red letters. Its the 20 Year Club web Page and Im A Member of the Club.

If You dont Know about the 20 Year Club You Have to have 20 Years in the Pressroom We Buy the Retired Pressman Dinner twice a Year. Each Member is able to take a guest for the dinner. You are Welcome to Be My Guest.

Let Me Know if You would Like to Go
Don Reese X Top Color LA Times Tribune or what ever the Hell They call This Rag NOW

Edward Padgett said...

We now have forty-eight confirmed guests for our dinner.

Jess Espinoza said...

Hey Ed, how many RSVP's have you received to date?