The representatives for Boston Globe paper handlers became the fourth union to accept the concessions sought by the newspaper's owner The New York Times Co. in order to keep the paper open, Boston.com reported on Friday.

The 26 full and 35 part-time staff, who move rolls of newsprint to the presses, agreed to $400,000 worth of pay and benefit cuts, the union said.

"No one's happy," said Martin Callaghan, the union president. "But they feel they have to do their part to keep the place open."

Globe spokesman Robert Powers said, "We are pleased that the contract has been ratified, and thank the members of the paper handlers union for making difficult but necessary sacrifices."

The Boston Newspaper Guild, the Globes largest union, has set a June 8 date for a vote on the proposed $10 million worth of concessions. Union president Daniel Totten said he will vote against the current proposal, seeking a better offer.

After prolonged discussions with the Times Co. union heads including Totten failed to reach agreement on the proposed cuts, however they said they would take the companies "final offer" to its members for a vote. The union has not made a formal recommendation to its members. The current offer equates to around a 10 percent pay cut as well as other benefit and lifetime job guarantees reneged.

While Totten refused to recommend union members refuse the offer, he was explicit about his own stance, "Nobody endorsed this. I'm going to vote 'no'," he said.