Biggest Boston Globe union plans vote Monday on $10M in annual cuts to avoid newspaper closure

October 15th, 2009 Times Co. won't rule out job cuts at Boston GlobeBOSTON — The New York Times Co.'s chief executive has thanked employees of The Boston Globe for helping improve its financial condition enough for it to drop plans to sell the newspaper. The Globe reports Janet Robinson told employees at a meeting Thursday that the newspaper still needs to bring in more revenue and declined to rule out additional job cuts.

July 21st, 2009 In 2nd vote, Boston Globe union accepts wage cutsBOSTON — After rejecting an earlier offer, The Boston Globe's largest union has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract that would give the financially struggling newspaper $10 million in concessions. The newspaper reported that the Boston Newspaper Guild voted 366-179 to accept the deal that was hammered out after the union narrowly voted down a similar package last month.

July 19th, 2009 Boston Globe union to vote again on new contractBOSTON — Members of The Boston Globe's largest labor union will decide this week whether to accept a new contract that makes deep cuts to wages and benefits. Monday's vote will be the second in two months for the Boston Newspaper Guild, which narrowly rejected a similar deal in June.

June 24th, 2009 Boston Globe, union reach tentative agreementBOSTON — The Boston Globe and its largest union have reached a tentative agreement that will save the newspaper $10 million through salary and benefit cuts. The Globe and the Boston Newspaper Guild issued separate e-mail statements late Tuesday announcing the agreement.

June 21st, 2009 Talks to resume between Globe union, managementBOSTON — Negotiations are set to resume between The Boston Globe's largest union and management over $10 million in contract concessions the Globe's owner says it needs to keep the newspaper open. The sides are scheduled to meet Monday following two marathon negotiating sessions last week.

June 9th, 2009 Times Co.: 23 percent cut means no Globe closureBOSTON — The Boston Globe's parent company, The New York Times Co., says it won't close the 137-year-old newspaper, after identifying $20 million in annual savings. The Times said Tuesday it would now focus "on executing the Globe's turnaround plan." On Monday, it imposed a 23 percent pay cut on members of its largest labor union, the Boston Newspaper Guild.

June 8th, 2009 Boston Globe union votes on pay, benefit cutsBOSTON — Reporters and editors at The Boston Globe faced the choice Monday of accepting $10 million in annual wage and benefit concessions or risking even deeper pay cuts and the possible closure of the 137-year-old newspaper. The Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents 700 editorial, advertising and business employees, voted on a new contract negotiated after the Globe's parent company, The New York Times Co., said it needed $20 million in annual savings from Globe unions — half from the Guild — to avoid shutting down the newspaper.

May 6th, 2009 Boston Globe: Newspaper reaches deal with unionBOSTON — A spokesman for the Boston Globe says the newspaper has completed negotiations with its largest union. The Globe reports on its Web site that the newspaper and the Boston Newspaper Guild reached a tentative settlement early Wednesday on major contract concessions.

May 5th, 2009 Boston Globe to resume talks with largest unionBOSTON — The owner of The Boston Globe will resume negotiations with its largest union. This development comes more than a day after talks to cut millions of dollars from the union's contract ended at an impasse.

May 4th, 2009 Boston Globe's Guild says owner threatens shutdownBOSTON — The Boston Globe's largest union says the newspaper's owner responded to its proposal of $10 million in concessions with a copy of a notice threatening to shut down the newspaper in 60 days. The Boston Newspaper Guild says Globe management told the union it's prepared to file the notice if negotiations are not successful by a midnight Sunday deadline.

May 4th, 2009 Boston Globe's management threatens shutdownBOSTON — The management of The Boston Globe threatened late Sunday to begin the process of shutting down the newspaper in a dispute with its unions over $20 million in cuts. The Globe's owner, The New York Times Co., said it had given the Globe's biggest union a copy of a notice it was prepared to file Monday if it was unable to agree on the concessions by midnight Sunday, a deadline that passed without word from the union or the Times Co.

May 4th, 2009 NY Times Co. threatens Boston Globe shutdownBOSTON — The management of The Boston Globe threatened late Sunday to begin the process of shutting down the newspaper in a dispute with its unions over $20 million in cuts.

May 3rd, 2009 Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiationsBOSTON — Labor union leaders at The Boston Globe say the deep cuts in workers' pay and benefits they're offering should be more than enough to save the newspaper, which has been threatened with closure by its owner, The New York Times Co. The Boston Newspaper Guild, the Globe's largest union, released a statement Sunday saying its proposed concessions meet the needs of management, and the union is confident the Times Co.

May 3rd, 2009 Times Co., Boston Globe unions discuss concessionsBOSTON — Labor union leaders at The Boston Globe continue to meet with representatives of the newspaper's owner, The New York Times Co., about contract concessions management says are needed to keep the Globe running. A Boston Newspaper Guild spokesman says the talks are expected to last late into Sunday night.

April 30th, 2009 Boston Globe publisher hopeful on paper's futureBOSTON — The publisher of The Boston Globe has warned employees to be ready to make sacrifices but said he's hopeful that the paper will survive a threatened closure by its owner, The New York Times Co. Publisher Steve Ainsley sent an e-mail to all employees Thursday, a day before the Times Co.-imposed deadline for the newspaper's unions to agree to $20 million in concessions or face a possible shutdown.