Category : Joint Council of Newspaper Unions

Joint Council and Company Reach 4-Year Tentative Agreement

Written on Oct, 05, 2012 by in , , , , | Leave a comment

  A Tentative Agreement has been reached between the Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions and the Times Colonist. The Joint Council and Company agreed on a four year contract which will expire on January 2, 2015. There were no concessions. Term: 2011       0% 2012       0% December 1, 2012 $250.00 signing bonus January 2 2013 …

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NEGOTIATION UPDATE

Written on Jun, 06, 2012 by in , , , | Leave a comment

NEGOTIATIONS WITH GLACIER MEDIA COMMENCE JUNE 29 Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions Negotiations between the Victoria Times Colonist and the Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions will commence on Friday, June 29, 2012.  The CEP (Compositors, Platemakers and Pressmen) will be the first of the Unions to meet the company to discuss their “peculiar” issues. Further meetings will be scheduled …

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Talks hit impasse at Victoria Times Colonist

Written on Sep, 23, 2011 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca An about-face by management of the Victoria Times Colonist has brought contract talks with three unions screeching to a halt. The Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions says meetings planned for next week have been cancelled and no new dates have been scheduled. The impasse was reached when the employer attempted to reintroduce significant items the Council believed …

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Times Colonist Employees’ United Way Campaign Kick-Off

Written on Oct, 03, 2010 by in , ,

Just a quick note to remind our members that the Times Colonist Employees’ United Way Campaign is fast approaching. In these times of economic uncertainty, those hit hardest are those who can least afford it. We are fortunate here at the Times Colonist in that our regular employees have the opportunity to make contributions through payroll deduction. This makes it …

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