Now, Boston Globe faces closure

The Boston Globe faced a Friday deadline for its unions to agree to $20 million in concessions or endure a possible shutdown, leaving the newspaper's employees unsure about their future.

The Boston Globe faced a Friday deadline for its unions to agree to $20 million in concessions or endure a possible shutdown, leaving the newspaper's employees unsure about their future.

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“I don't think anybody thinks this is a bluff or a fake, but people don't know what's going to happen,” said Scott Allen, a reporter who has worked at the Globe for 16 years. The Globe's owner, The New York Times Co., threatened to close the 137-year-old newspaper, according to union leaders. The Times Co. gave the unions until May 1 to agree to cutbacks that would save $20 million in annual expenses.