NY Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiations over concessions, face another deadline

Times Co., Boston Globe unions discuss concessions

BOSTON — 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. Discussions started around noon.

The Boston Newspaper Guild is the Globe’s largest union. It says in a statement released Sunday morning the deep cuts in workers’ pay and benefits it’s offering should be more than enough to save the newspaper. It says the union is confident the Times Co. is committed to reaching an agreement.

The Times Co. set a deadline of midnight Sunday for unions to make $20 million in concessions. It has said it would close the Globe unless concessions are made.