United Way Trims Jobs (In City) As Donations Fall

Chicago Tribune ^ | 1/12/2002 | Jon Yates, Chicago Tribune Staff Reporter

[usconservative]

Hit hard by a slumping economy that has lowered donations and increased demand for services, the United Way in Chicago on Friday eliminated 28 positions, or 20 percent of its workforce, a move the agency's leader said could soon be repeated in United Ways across the country.

With roughly a month left in its annual campaign, the Chicago agency projects it will miss its $95 million goal, a number that had been scaled back twice after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The cuts will save an estimated $2 million by July 1, when the United Way distributes its funds.

[usconservative]

I for one, hope that this is the beginning of the end for a corrupt, extortionist, corporate boo-bunny "charity."

Good Riddance to "United Way" and their arm-twisting tactics of getting corporations to extort money from their employees for them.

May "United Way's" entire board of directors rot in hell.

[NewHampshireDuo]

A couple of United Way fundraising thermometers around here seem to have gotten stuck at about 80%. Good.

[usconservative]

Bump! for the afternoon crowd...

[Malacoda]

Hit hard by a slumping economy that has lowered donations

Yeah, falling donations have NOTHING to do with their support of Planned Fetuscide and their dropping of the BSA. Nope. Not at all.

[HENRYADAMS]

Good Lord! The heads of this organization might have to turn in their $1,000/month leased cars, cut their purchases of $,4,000 suits, trim their purchase of the higher grades of cocaine/marijuana, give up three girl friends (and the occasional boy). There will not be as many trips to Europe-to see how their charities work, of course; credit card purchases-expense account of course-will have to be cut at lesast $25,000 per month to $45,000 per month. Real hardship.