Pay Cuts Loom For Boston Globe As Deal Rejected

A key Boston Globe union narrowly voted down a severe pay package yesterday that was designed to save the newspaper, and management immediately responded by vowing to impose cutbacks nearly three times as large. Anger at the New York owners has been building among the 660 newsroom, advertising and circulation employees represented by the guild, even as many warned that a "no" vote could jeopardize their jobs and perhaps the paper's future. In a statement last night, Guild President Daniel Totten said the union's message was "that the New York Times Co. must do better than the offer that was presented. Globe workers and the New England community understand that the quality of the Boston Globe -- an institution so vital to the life and culture of the region -- depends on the fair treatment of the men and women who work so hard to produce it." He said the guild is ready to resume negotiations.