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21 March 2007 Posted at 1130 EDT
Late-night deal averts
strike/lockout
in Halifax
Halifax Typographical Union |
TNG Canada
Local 30130
A deal reached late last night has
averted a strike/lockout of pressroom employees at
the Halifax ChronicleHerald.
The 14 members of the Halifax Typographical Union
will meet at two o'clock this afternoon to vote on
the tentative settlement, says president Darren Pittman.
Bargaining with the assistance of
a conciliator continued throughout the day and into
the evening Tuesday. An agreement was finally reached
at 11:30 p.m., half an hour ahead of a midnight deadline.
The press operators and industrial mechanics have
been negotiating since last summer to renew the collective
agreement that expired on July 1, 2006.
Details of the tentative settlement are subject to
a media blackout until after the ratification vote
this afternoon.
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