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New York Times Union Reps Back in Talks With Management Over Contract
http://observer.com/2012/09/new-york-times-union-reps-back-in-talks-with-management-over-contract/
By Cynthia Cotts 9/11 9:40am
Negotiations over The New York Times union contract started up again this week, and labor and management are already at loggerheads, with union members fuming over the “disrespect” they’ve been shown so far. The stakes include not just material considerations like raises and guaranteed pension payments, but the once-cozy relationship between the newsroom and the Ochs-Sulzberger clan which controls the company. As publisher and acting CEO, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. will call the shots.
While some Times watchers foresee a peaceful resolution, Edward Atorino, a media analyst at Benchmark Co., said, “It could get nasty. There could be a strike.”
The talks are being led by Bernard Plum, an employment lawyer at Proskauer Rose who represents Times management, and Newspaper Guild of New York President Bill O’Meara.
FULL story at link.
