A post at Consumerist details problems a Baltimore resident, who is not a Baltimore Sun subscriber,  has had with getting The Sun to stop delivering Sun Plus to his residence.

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A source tells us: “Interactive reps will now sell the failing print products and are forced to join the Guild. Print reps receive a number of new online accounts. Clients and the interactive design team get the shaft. It’s taken the new Clear Channel/Tribune team less than two years to destroy the number one website in Maryland”

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DCRTV tipped you over the weekend that there’ve been more cuts at the Baltimore Sun. And now we get confirmation that six employees were laid off – three in advertising sales, two ad designers, and one classified ad telephone rep. “The Guild was unable to get assurance from management that there would ne no more layoffs,” according to a Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild bulletin issued this morning. “At the same time, the Guild does not anticipate widespread staff reductions, if any.” Also, the bulletin urges “anyone in any department who would like to be considered for a layoff and severance package, please let a Guild leader know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” The caps were in the bulletin. “The company is closing out the books for the year, and anyone who volunteers and is accepted would have to be out the door and off the books by the end of this month.” The buyout deal is the same as before, as spelled out in the contract – one week of pay for every six months of employment. Interestingly, a Sun source tells us, management – for the first time – is allowing the Guild to announce the possibility of voluntary layoffs.

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A DCRTV source tells us that there were more cuts at the Baltimore Sun on Friday. And, we’re told that some of the Tribune paper’s online ad sales reps won’t be getting paid in December. More soon…..

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The Baltimore Sun and other Tribune Company newspapers plan to utilize as little content from the Associated Press as practical during the week of November 8. The goal, as the papers review costs and needs, is to see whether severing ties with the news cooperative next fall is a viable option, the Chicago-based media company confirmed Monday.