Salary pegged to revenue opposed

Controversial Boston Globe contract proposal heading for defeat

A controversial contract proposal at The Boston Globe, which for the first time ties proposed salary increases to the paper's revenue, may be headed for defeat, according to Boston Newspaper Guild President Dan Totten, who said the first returns from Wednesday's voting indicate a majority is opposing the measure.

"There has been a very strong 'No' sentiment thus far," said Totten, who said about 300 votes had been cast out of a potential 1,000 guild members.

In addition to the salary link, the revenue provision is based only on revenue from the print newspaper, not from its Web site, the profitable Boston.com, some guild leaders complain. Many of them oppose that restriction, noting that the contract also includes a new requirement for guild members to perform duties for the Web site.

Source: Joe Strupp. Editor & Publisher via SPJ Press Notes