• New York Post, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:06 PM

Conflicts between several pivotal unions and New York Times management are heating up  -- and negotiations are expected to slow with the surprise departure last week of CEO Janet Robinson, writes Keith Kelly. 

One possible candidate for Robinson's job may be Sulzberger cousin Michael Golden, former head of the New York Times package of regional newspapers sold this week. "A Golden resurgence suggests greater family discord was behind Robinson’s exit last week," writes Kelly.

Kelly gets a good quote from analyst Douglas Arthur, managing director at Evercore Partners:"I believe it’s fair to speculate that the quick Robinson exit could suggest a bubbling family rift in terms of the direction of the company, the failure of the stock to respond to the success of the paywall launch and the lack of progress turning around About.com.”

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