Teamsters Approve Two-Year Pact With Newspapers

By: Jonathan Lai and Bob Fernandez | Philly.com

The Teamsters local at The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News overwhelmingly approved a new two-year labor contract with Interstate General Media that allows for continued publication of the two newspapers, the head of the union, John Laigaie, said Sunday night.

Without giving an exact count, Laigaie estimated 98 percent of the members who voted Sunday approved the contract.