Talks have resumed between the press operator's union and management at the Star Tribune as of Thursday. Both sides hope an agreement can be reached before a U.S. bankruptcy judge intervenes. The Star Tribune already asked the court in New York to impose certain concessionary measures on the press operator's union, which would save the company an estimated $3.5 million. (As a whole, the company is seeking $20 million in concessions from all of its employees.) The court encouraged the parties to reach a deal right away in order to avoid bankruptcy. Both union representatives and management are set to appear in court again today, where a judge may impose a deal if one has not yet been reached.
See "Star Tribune, press operators resume talks", Jill Barshay, Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 12, 2009