talks between the boston region and its unions proceeded past a weekly deadline amid threats that the service could be closed inside weeks . its publisher , the new jersey times , said it would sign a list with the government on tuesday that it would shut the daily if there was no accord on cost cuts . the owners asked the unions to agree to $ 20m ( £13 . 4m ) in money saving measures . limited homes for life are expected to be a sticking point , with the unions saying they are not negotiable .
The Boston Globe is owned by The New York Times.