August 25,2003

Mr. Howard Sutton
Providence Journal
75 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02902

Re: Providence Newspaper Guild -AFL-CIO

Dear Mr. Sutton:

Every year customers such as Pride Auto Group suffer increased advertising expenses from the Journal because of the Journal's annual rate increases. Where is all that money going? Clearly, the Journal is not using that money to benefit or take care of their employees.

As a business man myself, I go to great lengths to take good care of my employees because I understand how important they are to a successful business. Employees must be respected, happy, and healthy in order for them to be productive and to care about the organization that employs them.

The labor war currently going on at the Journal is causing harm not only to your employees but also to the Journal itself and should therefore be resolved expeditiously.

Respectfully,