Toronto's
Now Magazine
workers face
possible
lockout
TORONTO — Now Magazine
has pushed its workers into a
lockout situation, according to
the union representing employ-
ees at the Toronto weekly news-
paper.
Unifor 87-M, which represents
52 full- and part-time staff at
Now Magazine, is concerned the
company has escalated contract
negotiations by requesting a no-
board report from the province,
which starts the clock on a pos-
sible company lockout or union
strike.
Now Magazine and the union
have been at the bargaining ta-
ble since December 2015.
In recent months, the compa-
ny tried to re-bargain items that
were previously agreed upon.
The company also added ma-
jor new concessions, throwing
talks into disarray, according to
the union.
"We remain sincerely com-
mitted to reaching a deal," said
Jonathan Goldsbie, a staff writer
at Now and chair of the bargain-
ing unit.
"We firmly believe in the pa-
per, its social justice mission, and
its crucial role in the city's land-
scape."
The union applied for provin-
cial conciliation and meanwhile
it voted 86.5 per cent in favour of
calling a strike if necessary.
Shortly after July 19, the
conciliator produced a recom-
mended settlement, which the
union accepted. The company
rejected the settlement.
The union then offered to go
to binding arbitration. The com-
pany refused and called for a no-
board report.
That report will place the
company in a legal lockout po-
sition and the union in a legal
strike position as of Aug. 27.
Unifor Local 87-M repre-
sents about 2,400 media workers
across southern Ontario, includ-
ing the Globe and Mail, Metro-
land papers and Postmedia daily
newspapers.
Unifor opens
bargaining
with Ford,
Fiat Chrysler
TORONTO — Contract talks
have opened between Unifor
and both Ford and Fiat Chrysler.
"We have one simple message
for all the Detroit Three auto-
makers: there can be no deals
without commitments to new
investments in Canada," Unifor
president Jerry Dias said.
"Our workers are the most
highly skilled and productive in
the world."
Talks with General Motors
formally began on Wednesday,
with new investment key to the
union position.
Discussions are expected to
happen until after Labour Day,
when one company is selected
to set the pattern for bargaining.
In this round, Unifor said it
will also look to auto companies
to join it in advancing pharma-
care.
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