Boston Globe’s largest union set to vote for 2nd time on contract with deep wage, benefit cuts

September 24th, 2009 Head of Boston Globe union under fire on financesBOSTON — The executive board of The Boston Globe's largest union says union president Daniel Totten appears to have violated its financial rules. In a letter sent Thursday to Boston Newspaper Guild membership, the board said it had canceled Totten's union credit card and suspended his check-signing authority.

August 7th, 2009 Frontier Airlines, union announce deal on pay cutsDENVER — Frontier Airlines has approved a long-term agreement on wage and benefit concessions from maintenance workers represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 691. The airline had obtained cuts from those workers under a bankruptcy court order in November.

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 20th, 2009 Boston Globe union has 2nd vote on wage cutsBOSTON — Reporters and editors at The Boston Globe were considering for a second time Monday whether to give up $10 million in annual wages and benefits to bolster the struggling newspaper. The Boston Newspaper Guild narrowly rejected a similar contract 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 19th, 2009 Boston Globe union sets new contract vote dateBOSTON — The Boston Globe's largest union has scheduled a contract ratification vote, even though it has yet to reach a new tentative agreement with management. In a letter Thursday to union members that was disclosed on the Globe's web site, Boston Newspaper Guild president Daniel Totten said setting the July 20 date for a vote was meant to "mitigate the impact" of a 23 percent pay cut that was imposed on the union after it rejected a new contract calling for an 8.3 percent wage cut and other concessions.

June 18th, 2009 Boston Globe union postpones meeting with NLRBBOSTON — A meeting between The Boston Globe's largest union and the National Labor Relations Board has been postponed as the union continues its talks with management over $10 million in contract concessions. The meeting was postponed on Tuesday and again on Thursday after the union and management restarted negotiations.

June 9th, 2009 Boston Globe union votes against pay, benefit cutsBOSTON — Union members at The Boston Globe narrowly rejected steep cuts in their pay and benefits Monday, prompting the newspaper to immediately impose even steeper reductions in hopes of cutting $10 million in annual expenses and staving off a shutdown from parent company, The New York Times Co. The Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents 700 editorial, advertising and business employees, voted 277-265 Monday against the new contract negotiated after the Times Co.

June 9th, 2009 Boston Globe plans deeper cuts after union voteBOSTON — Union members at The Boston Globe narrowly rejected steep cuts in their pay and benefits, but now face even deeper reductions as the 137-year-old newspaper looks to slash $10 million in annual expenses to keep parent company The New York Times Co. from shutting it down.

June 7th, 2009 Boston Globe union to vote on pay, benefit cutsBOSTON — The Boston Globe's largest employees union faces an important contract vote. The newspaper's parent company, the New York Times Co., said in April it needed $20 million in annual concessions from Globe unions — half of that from the Boston Newspaper Guild — to avoid shutting down the 137-year-old newspaper.

May 8th, 2009 Boston Globe union meets over concessionsBOSTON — Members of The Boston Globe's largest union met Thursday to debate a proposal for deep wage and benefit cuts that the newspaper's parent company, The New York Times Co., said were necessary to keep the 137-year-old daily from closing. "There seem to be a lot of upset members of the crowd tonight and rightly so," said Daniel Totten, president of the Boston Newspaper Guild, following the approximately 90-minute meeting.

May 8th, 2009 Emotional discussion expected over Globe cost cutsBOSTON — Members of The Boston Globe's largest union were expected to have a spirited, emotional meeting Thursday night over a proposal that calls for deep wage and benefit cuts. Leaders of the Boston Newspaper Guild were set to meet with union members to review the proposal hammered out during tense negotiations with the Globe's owner, The New York Times Co.

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 its cuts exceed demandBOSTON — The Boston Globe's largest union said late Sunday it had proposed more than the $10 million in cuts sought by its owner to keep the newspaper running. The New York Times Co.