The Boston Newspapers Guild will vote on a proposed 10 percent wage cut on June 8, the union announced yesterday, the Boston Globe reported. The concessions will also include the loss of lifetime job guarantees for some staff and substantial benefit reduction for union members.

The concessions will affect more than 600 members of editorial, advertising and business staff at the newspaper's largest union and total $10 million. The other unions representing Globe staff are yet to choose dates to vote on similar concessions.

The proposal was proffered more than two months after owner The New York Times Co., threatened to close the paper unless $20 million in cuts could be found.

The company's most recent threat is a 23 percent pay cut for all Guild employees if the proposal is not ratified. Union leaders said they will pursue such a move with legal action.