Earlier this month, banker Goldman Sachs, hired by NYTCo to shop the Globe and other New England assets, told prospective buyers that bids for the paper would be postponed until after the vote; the potential bidders were concerned about the possible confusion if the Guild voted down this proposal, too.

Dan Totten, the executive director of the Guild, raised the sale issue in his post-vote statement (via the Globe): “It has been a long and difficult period for everyone, and we hope that we can now work with prospective buyers to help The Boston Globe and boston.com to carry on with its vital mission to promote good journalism and protect free speech.’’

—Boston Globe statement: “We are very pleased that the members of the Boston Newspaper Guild ratified their agreement.  With this vote, all of the Globe’s major union contracts are now settled. We deeply appreciate the sacrifices that Guild members are making to help sustain The Boston Globe’s mission of delivering high-quality journalism to the greater Boston community.”