Talks are about to resume for the Chronicle Herald and its striking newsroom workers.
President of the Halifax Typographic Union Ingrid Bulmer hopes off-the-record talks have paved the way for meaningful negotiations with the Chronicle Herald.
“There has to be a willingness on the company’s side to want to bargain fairly. It’s another attempt to get back to the table and we’re hopeful that maybe we can get a deal this time.”
The 55 members of the HTU have been on strike since January 23 of last year.
Bulmer hopes the two sides can reach an agreement before the paper damages its reputation any further.
“People have been leaving the Herald – not because of the strike anymore, but because of the poor quality, the lack of local news. We’re going to have to work really hard to help the company to succeed. We want the company to succeed.”
In November, the union filed an unfair labour practice complaint alleging the Herald was actively working to eliminate the union from its company.
That complaint was going to be heard by the Nova Scotia Labour Board next week.
With talks about to resume, the HTU has asked to have that hearing delayed until February 6.
No firm date has been announced but Bulmer expects negotiations will resume within the next couple of weeks.
News release from HTU executive re: postponing of Unfair Labour Practices hearing until Feb. 6 #CHstrike pic.twitter.com/QiDfZcEqFu
— HTU (@HTU_official) January 17, 2017
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