Staci D. Kramer
Jul 20, 2009 10:15 PM
The Boston Globe sale process can start in earnest now that the paper’s largest union finally has agreed to a new deal. Members of the Newspaper Guild voted by a wide 366-to-179 margin to accept a new package worth $10 million in cuts to pay and benefits, part of the…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jun 18, 2009 9:37 PM
Hoping to minimize the pain of a 23 percent pay cut, the Boston Newspaper Guild has set July 20 as the date for a vote on a new contract—despite the lack of even a preliminary agreement with the Boston Globe.The move comes after the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT)…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jun 8, 2009 11:42 AM
Update: About 80 percent of the 690 editorial, advertising and circulation union members voted, narrowly rejecting the concessions. Details here. Original: As I write, members of the Boston Newspaper Guild are voting for their future in a 12-hour marathon. Will they roll the dice in the hopes the New York…
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