Tribune Co. Lightens Up and Lets L.A. Times Employees Light Up

Everyone is breathing a little easier in the new Zell era. Well, everyone who smokes that is. The Trib has decided to stop charging smokers a fee for lighting up:

From: Tribune Communications
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:32 PM
Subject: Message from Gerry Spector/Tobacco Use Fee Rescinded

Since the closing of the going-private transaction last December, we’ve been reviewing policies and practices across the company, including Tribune’s healthcare benefits. While well-intentioned, we think the tobacco-use fee implemented by the previous management team is inconsistent with the new culture we’re developing—we’d rather you use your own judgment when it comes to tobacco use, not impose ours upon you.

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