Halifax

Struck Herald’s shared delivery deal rankles pro-union islanders

2017-03-28 // 0 Comments

A shared delivery deal between the owners of the Cape Breton Post and The Chronicle Herald has put members of two CWA Canada Locals in an uncomfortable position and riled [Read more...]

‘Hard times’: On strike 13 months, a daughter follows in her dad’s footsteps

2017-03-17 // 0 Comments

It was 1957 when 400 union members, my dad among them, walked off the job at the gypsum quarry just outside Windsor. Six decades later, I've learned what it was like to be in his shoes as I walk the picket line at The Chronicle Herald. [Read more...]

Union asks for inquiry into 13-month Halifax strike

2017-02-22 // 0 Comments

NEWS RELEASE HALIFAX – It’s time for the provincial government to step in and do something about the 13-month strike by 55 newsroom employees at The Chronicle Herald, [Read more...]

Talks between Herald, striking staff break down

2017-02-09 // 0 Comments

NEWS RELEASE HALIFAX — Talks between 55 on-strike Chronicle Herald newsroom workers and the company broke down on Thursday over seniority, jurisdiction and a handful of [Read more...]

Complaints withdrawn in Halifax dispute; talks to resume

2017-01-31 // 0 Comments

The Halifax Typographical Union and The Chronicle Herald have both withdrawn unfair labour practice complaints related to the year-long work stoppage at the newspaper.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 [Read more...]

On strike for one year: ‘We are not going to cave in’

2017-01-24 // 0 Comments

Hundreds of supporters and labour activists turned out for province-wide protests Monday as the strike by Chronicle Herald newsroom workers hit the one-year mark. [Read more...]