discussion between the boston globe and its union continued to a midnight deadline amid fears that the newspaper couldn be closed within week . its owners , the nova jersey times , said it would file a notice with the government on weekend that it not stop the paper if there was no consensus on cost cut . the authorities need the government to go to $ 20m ( £13 . 4m ) in time reduction steps . guaranteed jobs for life are expected to be a sticking point , with the government saying they are not negotiable .
The Boston Globe is owned by The New York Times.