It’s like Newsies but without the feel-good song and dance number

Despite weeks of increasingly frantic negotiations, the Globe’s editorial, advertising and circulation workers gave the paper’s latest offer a resounding thumbs down on Saturday, voting 89 per cent in favour of a walkout. With just over 48 hours to go before deadline, the two sides head back to the bargaining table on Tuesday, but if talks collapse, workers are prepared to hit the picket lines at midnight on July 1st.

The Canadian Press