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 Employees of the Globe and Mail, a Thomson Corp. newspaper in Toronto, voted to accept a tentative contract agreement Saturday,
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 averting a strike at Canada's leading daily.
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reached at Torstar Corp. 's Toronto Star newspaper earlier this month, 
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the 500 Globe and Mail workers will see a raise of 8% in the contract's first year and 7% in each of the following two years.
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 Lorne Slotnick, vice chairman of the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild, the union 
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representing the workers,
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Thomson made significant concessions in the final round of talks.
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 In addition to wage increases, the union negotiated improved vacation plans, benefit packages and pension plans,
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 Mr. Slotnick said.
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more than 70% of the bargaining unit voted in favor of the agreement.
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