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Complaints withdrawn in Halifax dispute; talks to resume
The Halifax Typographical Union and The Chronicle Herald have both withdrawn unfair labour practice complaints related to the year-long work stoppage at the newspaper.
The union that represents 55 striking newsroom workers withdrew its complaint today after the Herald agreed to back away from its bad faith bargaining positions.
“With the Herald changing its position, we have gained everything that we had hoped to achieve through the labour board hearing,” said Ingrid Bulmer, president of the CWA Canada Local. “The hearing became unnecessary.”
The hearing before the Nova Scotia Labour Board was scheduled to begin Monday and continue throughout the entire week.
“We withdrew the complaint to engender bargaining,” Bulmer said. “If the company goes back to its unfair bargaining practices, we reserve the right to refile the complaint.”
The Herald also withdrew its complaint about alleged disclosure of confidential information.
“The Herald accusation did not have any merit and was filed only in retaliation to our complaint,” Bulmer said.
The two sides will return to the bargaining table Tuesday. Bulmer said recent bargaining had been positive and she hopes that continued progress will lead to a deal in the near furture.
– See more at: http://www.cwa-scacanada.ca/EN/releases/170131_ulp_hold.shtml#sthash.QLM3lcxU.dpuf
Guild Ratifies New Four Year Collective Agreement
Dear Members: The Guild has ratified the new four year collective agreement after meetings were held at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. today.
Unifor, which represents our Compositors and Pressmen, and CWA-SCA Mailers also ratified the new contract
last week.
Thank you for the great turnout by our members.
Regards,
Deb England
Bill Cleverley
Grant Wittkamp
Deborah Service-Brewster
Chris Carolan
Tentative Deal Struck
The joint Council of Newspapers has reached a tentative agreement with the company. Membership meeting with details will be posted in the next few Days
NEGOTIATION UPDATE
Talks between the Company and the Victoria Joint Council of Newspapers have broken off, as the Joint Councils latest offer was rejected by the company. Severance pay, health benefits and wages remain outstanding.
No further meetings are scheduled.
Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions.
Negotiation Update
Progress was made on a number of issues during two days of negotiations this week between
the Times Colonist and the Joint Council of unions.
Negotiations are tentatively scheduled to resume June 22 and 23.
Victoria Joint Council of Newspaper Unions
www.vving.ca
Rally to support Cowichan strikers
On Monday, December 8th, at 2pm – BC Fed President, Irene Lanzinger and Secretary Treasurer, Aaron Ekman will be joining the picket line in support of our strike at the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial.
The address is#2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, DuncanWe look forward to your support! See you there!
Staff at Duncan’s Black Press newspaper go on strike
Source: cheknews.ca
News clip video here
Unionized Employees at the Cowichan Leader News Pictorial are on the picket line. The employees’ job action started Monday morning and it has to with the top rate of pay. Black Press wants to eliminate it for new hires but the union says that’s a terrible plan. Kendall Hanson reports.
News Leader Pictorial staff on strike in Duncan
Source: cowichanvalleycitizen.com
Twelve employees at the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial newspaper in Duncan took to the picket lines on Monday in a dispute over proposed changes to their pay structure.
The strike is about blocking the implementation of a two-tier wage system by management, said Unifor Local 2000 representative Peter McQuade.
Right now, employees’ wages increase over time through a classification system. Management is trying to eliminate the top wage classifications for any new employees coming in, McQuade said.
Employees voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action.
McQuade said it was possible the paper would not be able to put out an edition for Wednesday. He had no indication when the strike might be over.
Calls to the News Leader Pictorial’s editor and publisher were not returned Monday morning.
– See more at: http://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/news-leader-pictorial-staff-on-strike-in-duncan-1.1632965#sthash.QdORmcda.dpuf
Black Press Lower Mainland bargaining suspended
Source: mediaunion.ca
Bargaining between Local 2000 and Black Press Lower Mainland was suspended Tuesday after company negotiators, for the second time, presented the union with a proposal for a five-year contract with no general wage increases.
The company has proposed a one-time lump sum payment of 1% effective April 1, 2013, but only to employees at the top of their pay scale, prorated on an employee’s fulltime equivalency. In addition the company has proposed a one-time lump sum payment of 1.5% effective April 1, 2014, but only to employees at the top of their pay scale, prorated on an employee’s fulltime equivalency.
Under this company proposal there would be no general increases to the wage grid in the five-year period between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2015.
The company is saying it needs this freeze in the wage grid in order to compete with wages paid at Glacier Media.
The company did agree to getting rid of the bottom rung of the bindery wage grid, which would have the effect of changing the starting rate from $10.58 per hour to $12.08 per hour. This would only affect new bindery employees and those currently paid $10.58 per hour.
The company also agreed to change the Shipper/Receiver rate to the same grid as General Clerk. This change would see the top rate for that job increasing from $17.98 per hour (after 2 years) to $19.74 per hour (after 4 years).
Under the company proposal there would also be a few minor concessions. The joint composing room board for Tri-City/Maple Ridge/Burnaby/New West would be split into three boards. As well the company is asking for a weakening of our “hot goods” clause in the contract.
Your bargaining committee believes the company’s general wage proposal to be unacceptable. It has decided to spend the next two weeks consulting with the membership.
Please email Vice President Gary Engler at gengler@mediaunion.ca with your comments or questions or talk to one of the bargaining committee members.
Members of your bargaining committee are:
Debbie Irvine — Abbotsford bindery
Jessica Unger — Campbell Heights bindery
Channy Dhillon — Abbotsford pressroom
Eileen Jarrett — Peace Arch News composing
Rich Weldon — Langley composing
Bonnie Pierotti — Abbotsford classified
Phil Melnychuk — Maple Ridge editorial