Approximately 500 union employees at Cleveland, Ohio's newspaper the Plain Dealer, have agreed to an 8.1 percent wage cut and 11 days of unpaid furlough, Cleveland.com reported.

The employees, which include reporters, editors, and delivery truck drivers, agreed to the cuts two months later than their non-Union colleagues, who agreed to similar reductions in pay in April.

Carmen Praise, president of the Teamsters local associated with the Plain Dealer unions said most employees were willing to accept the cuts, adding, "nobody likes to go to work for less...but they understand it. The majority of people agreed to step up to the plate and give this paper the opportunity to turn things around."

President and Publisher of the Plain Dealer, Terry Egger said his paper is set on providing printed news seven days a week and willing to make necessary cuts in order to maintain regular printing schedules.

"We want to keep this company going as a seven-day newspaper for as long as we can," Egger said, according to Cleveland.com