Posted on 04/03/2009 9:45:06 PM PDT by GQuagmire
The New York Times Co. has threatened to shut The Boston Globe unless the newspaper's unions swiftly agree to $20 million in concessions, union leaders said yesterday.Executives from the Times Co. and Globe made the demands Thursday morning in an approximately 90-minute meeting with leaders of the newspaper's 13 unions, union officials said. The possible concessions include pay cuts, the end of pension contributions by the company, and the elimination of lifetime job guarantees now enjoyed by some veteran employees, said Daniel Totten, president of the Boston Newspaper Guild, the Globe's biggest union, which represents more than 700 editorial, advertising, and business office employees.
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I've been wondering for awhile what percentage of the newly unemployed are coming from the ranks of Zero's supporters. Hopefully they will learn from their mistakes; I wouldn't bet on it though.
They ain’t seen nuthin yet. The problem is that those of us who saw through this fraudulent excuse for a president will pay right along with them.
To paraphrase an old navy saying: I can stand on my head for 4 (8) years. During that time the only thing I will find enjoyable is watching liberals learn the hard way.
My wife had some stuff for sale on Craig's list; last week a young girl (early twenties) stopped by to buy it. She had Zero stickers all over her car. She told my wife she just got laid off at the Audobon Society. I had to excuse myself because if my laughter had blown the sale I would have been spending the night with my dog Gus.
HaHaHaHa! I don’t know you but you seem to have the ability to make sound, peace keeping decisions quickly.
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