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Information meeting — Section 54 notice

Friday, May 10th, 2013

On May 8, 2013 Pacific Newspaper Group gave notice to Local 2000 under Section 54 of the B.C. Labour Code of measures it plans to take that may have an …

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PNG gives Section 54 notice of job reductions

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Pacific Newspaper Group today gave notice to Local 2000 under Section 54 of the B.C. Labour Code of measures it plans to take that may have an impact on a …

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Update: PNG buyout/possible layoff information

Sunday, May 5th, 2013

The following (updated with the company’s current position on Friday May 3) information was presented Wednesday May 1, 2013 to Local 2000 members working at Pacific Newspaper Group concerning a …

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Information meeting about PNG buyouts, possible layoffs

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

As a result of the Pacific Newspaper Group announcement that another round of buyouts will take place, possibly followed by economic layoffs, officers of Local 2000 will make a short …

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Four Interior Glacier contracts ratified

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

New collective agreements have been ratified at four Interior Glacier-owned newspapers over the past few days.

Each agreement is a rollover of existing contract language with just the term and wages …

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Deadline extended for national convention nominations

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

The deadline for nominations for delegates to the national convention has been extended.

On March 25, 2013, a bulletin was sent out from the union office requesting nominations to the special …

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Notification letters going out over LTD payments

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Members on long-term disability from their jobs at Pacific Newspaper Group have begun to receive letters this week from the company regarding increases in their LTD payments as a result …

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Black Press Lower Mainland members ratify new contract

Sunday, April 7th, 2013

Members of the Black Press Lower Mainland bargaining unit ratified a new collective agreement Sunday by a margin of 79 per cent in favour to 21 per cent against.

The new …

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Black Press Lower Mainland ratification vote set

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

The Black Press Lower Mainland ratification meeting and vote will be held Sunday April 7 at the SFU Surrey Campus, 250-13450 102 Avenue (Surrey Central SkyTrain Station). The meeting will …

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Tentative deal reached at Black Press Lower Mainland

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Company and union negotiators agreed Friday to terms on a tentative new collective agreement for Black Press Lower Mainland after two very arduous days with a mediator.

The contract will see …

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