Chicago Tribune faces buyouts as part of restructuring under Alden ownership

Chicago Tribune faces buyouts as part of restructuring under Alden ownership

Two weeks ago, Tribune Publishing informed the Chicago Tribune Guild that buyout offers are available for staff at the Chicago Tribune. This move follows a similar situation at the Chicago Sun-Times three months prior, where 30 employees accepted buyouts.The union representing Tribune staff opposes these offers. Gregory Royal Pratt, union vice chair and Tribune reporter, expressed his concerns on X: “We should focus on building readership by inv…