The 90-odd people who worked, some for decades, as waiters, bartenders, dishwashers and the like were told last fall that their furloughs were officially layoffs. But now Second City has a new owner and is making plans to reopen — and those workers find out that, rather than getting a chance at their old jobs, all catering at the theater is being outsourced. (The new contractor says former staffers get first crack at applying for the new jobs.) Meanwhile, president and CEO Steve Johnston has up and quit. – Yahoo! (Chicago Tribune)
