TNG, NYT Reach Tentative Agreement After 20 Months of Bargaining

TNG-CWA Local 31003, the Newspaper Guild of New York, has reached a tentative five-year agreement with The New York Times.

The tentative agreement was reached late Sunday with the help of mediator Martin Scheinman. It is subject to ratification by Guild members.

"The Guild Negotiating Committee has voted to support the settlement, which preserves a Defined Benefit Pension, protects the jointly trusteed medical plan, and includes increases in compensation," said the Newspaper Guild of New York. "We will provide more information in coming days, and a ratification meeting will be scheduled in the near future."