Category : negotiations

Black Press members turn down proposed contract

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

Source: mediaunion.ca Members of the Black Press Lower Mainland bargaining unit voted 128 -84 (60%) to turn down a proposed rollover of their collective agreement. The company was proposing a four-year contract with wage increases of 0%, 0%, 1% and 2%. Over 80 per cent of the membership voted. The next step will be to form a bargaining committee and …

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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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CWA, IBEW agree on bargaining approach with Verizon

Written on Aug, 22, 2011 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: The Newspaper Guild Members of CWA and IBEW at Verizon Communications will return to work on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at which time the contract will be back in force for an indefinite period. We have reached agreement with Verizon on how bargaining will proceed and how it will be restructured. The major issues remain to be discussed, but overall, …

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Gazette locks out some production workers

Written on Aug, 09, 2011 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: The Montreal Gazette   About 20 full-time and a number of part-time employees who work at The Gazette’s production facility on St. Jacques St. in Notre Dame de Grâce were locked out Sunday night after rejecting the company’s final contract offer. Employees in four other units affiliated with the Teamsters – pressmen, machinist-electricians, paper handlers and building services – approved …

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$2.5-million pay-equity plan approved for Gazette workers

Written on May, 07, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Montreal Newspaper Guild | CWA Canada Local 30111 A pay-equity plan that has finally been approved at The Gazette will see about $2.5 million in back pay and penalties doled out to workers. David Wilson, the CWA Canada staff representative who has been involved with the pay-equity file in Montreal since the beginning in January 2000, says workers …

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