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Local 2000 members who work for PNG at Kennedy Heights have voted 135 to 47 in favour of accepting Postmedia’s latest offer for severance and other matters related to the closure of the printing plant. There was one spoiled ballot. About 74 percent of the members who cast ballots voted yes to the closure agreement that includes a severance package …

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Following discussions this week between Unifor National President Jerry Dias and Postmedia President Paul Godfrey, a new tentative closure agreement has been reached concerning the Kennedy Heights printing plant. An additional $1.5 million has been negotiated to bring the total severance package to $17.5 million. The Kennedy Heights bargaining committee has also met to adjust the distribution of the severance …

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Unionized workers at The Globe and Mail voted Thursday to approve a new contract. About 84 per cent of those voting backed the deal.   Read full story here

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