Newspaper chain sending IT jobs overseas~McClatchy

[OhioChick]

Source: Computerworld

CEO tells IT staff he's ‘pleased’ to announce new tech plan

May 9, 2016 3:00 AM PT

The McClatchy Company, which operates a major chain of newspapers in the U.S., is moving IT work overseas.

The number of affected jobs, based on employee estimates, range from 120 to 150.

The chain owns about 30 newspapers, including The Sacramento Bee, where McClatchy is based; The Fresno Bee, The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., The State in Columbia, S.C. and the Miami Herald.

In March, McClatchy IT employees were told that the company had signed a contract with Wipro, an India-based IT services provider.

In a letter sent to the chain’s IT employees in late March, McClatchy CEO Patrick Talamantes detailed all the improvements the Wipro contract would bring, but buries, well down in the letter obtained by Computerworld, what should have been in its lead paragraph: There will be cutbacks of U.S. staff.

Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3067304/it-careers/newspaper-chain-sending-it-jobs-overseas.html

[Trust Buster]

1. India is not covered by NAFTA. Hmmm.

[Wilms]

5. Are you unaware of the Senator from India?

Clinton to Indian Audience: ‘Outsourcing has Benefited Many Parts of Our Country’

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/clinton-to-indian-audience-outsourcing-has-benefited-many-parts-of-our-country/

[ChromeFoundry]

2. List of Newspaper subscriptions to Cancel in protest...

The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, South Carolina)
Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, Illinois)
The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington)
The Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Florida)
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania)
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia)
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California)
The Herald (Rock Hill) (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)*
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri)*
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky)
Merced Sun-Star (Merced, California)
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida)
El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida)
The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California)
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina)
The Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas)
The Olympian (Olympia, Washington)
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) – founded 1857, original paper
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
The State (Columbia, South Carolina)
Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi)
Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington)
The Telegraph (Macon)* (Macon, Georgia)
The San Luis Obispo Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California)
Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Washington)
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas)

[Hotler]

3. Fuckers.... n/t

[jmowreader]

4. One of my properties subscribes to McClatchy's private wire service

Imagine what the AP feed would look like if Sean Hannity owned it, and you know what the MCT wire service is like.

[antigop]

6. K&R. Thanks for the info. nt

[OhioChick]

7. More

Newspaper IT employees 'angry as hell' over foreign workers

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3067814/it-careers/newspaper-it-employees-angry-as-hell-over-foreign-workers.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016155618

[TheFarseer]

8. Thanks for posting

I just don't understand how people can see Clinton's position of supporting this and vote for her. This issue alone should be enough to support Bernie.