The polls are about to open. Guild members can vote on the proposed 2005-2008 contract from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Grant Library downtown. Today is also the last day for absentee ballots to be postmarked.
If the vote is not close enough for the outcome to be decided by the absentee ballots, we could announce tonight whether the contract has been ratified or rejected. If the vote is close, an announcement would not come until early next week.
Meanwhile, Guild members on all sides of the issue are to be congratulated for conducting a vigorous, thorough and thoughtful debate. No matter how the vote comes out, this was an excellent demonstration of union democracy.