WEB OFFSET REPORT -- Looking to Offset Losses

PI: Are you still finding labor to be a concern in your operations? If so, why is this problem so persistent? What more could the industry do to address this concern?

Majerczak: Labor is absolutely a problem today, especially lower skilled or unskilled labor. Given our bindery operations, this group represents a significant portion of our operation. We have gone to outsourcing, training, differential bonuses and other means to bring people into our bindery operations. The ability to maintain labor in our industry is even affecting us in the pressroom, with layoffs raising concerns about the long-term future. As an industry, we need to direct our efforts to changing that perspective.