Newsday union overwhelmingly rejects proposed contract
Photo credit: Newsday File / Andreas C. Constantinou / 2007 | The main Newsday building facing Pinelawn Road in Melville.
Unionized employees at Newsday Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract that sought wage reductions of 10 percent to 15 percent, longer work hours and reduced vacation.
In a 473-10 vote, members of Local 406 of the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters turned down a three-year agreement that Newsday executives said was necessary to stem losses....
