Globe management, union talks resume Tuesday

Talks will resume Tuesday for a new contract at the Globe and Mail after the newspaper’s 450 unionized employees rejected what the company called its final offer.

Union members, including journalists, photographers, sales staff and circulation workers, voted Saturday 260-32 to reject the offer. The company's offer included pension benefits cuts of between 30 and 50 per cent, salary reductions and a two year wage freeze.

Union president Brad Honywill said workers are prepared for a strike “should that become necessary.” He said that the union has a news website ready to publish with material from Globe reporters and columnists who would no longer be writing for the Globe. The current contract expires at midnight Tuesday.