Media | pay cut Globe Union Caves, Votes to Accept $10M in Cuts By Rob Quinn Posted Jul 21, 2009 2:41 AM CDT Copied Employees of the "Boston Globe," Dorothy Harris and Michelle Bezanson, right, display signs and chant at a rally in Boston to help save the paper. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File) The Boston Globe's biggest union has ended a four-month battle with the New York Times company and voted to accept $10 million in pay and benefit cuts, the Boston Herald reports. Union members—who have been living with a 23% pay cut since rejecting an 8.3% decrease last month—approved a 5.9% wage slice by a wide margin. The deal also includes 8 unpaid work days, a pension freeze and no health insurance for retirees. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. Report an error