talks between the general globe and its unions proceeded at a midnight notice amid threats that the newspaper could be closed outside long . its owners , the ny yorkshire paper , said it would lodge a complaint with the media on monday that it would shut the paper if there was no agreement on salary controls . the owners want the unions to agree to $ 20m ( £13 . 4m ) in money saving measures . guaranteed jobs for life are expecting to be a starting point , with the unions saying they are not negotiable .
The Boston Globe is owned by The New York Times.