Scott said the company offered union members "the richest deal in Atlantic Canada in the newspaper industry, without question." Both sides in the Chronicle Herald strike have been meeting with a provincially appointed conciliator, but they appear to be at an impasse. Chief operating officer for the Chronicle Herald, Ian Scott, said he didn't expect union members to walk away from the table on Wednesday. Vice-president of the Halifax Typographical Union, Frank Campbell, said union members were willing to accept some cuts, but the company was asking for too much. State of the industryScott said the company has no choice but to make cuts — and their proposal to the union reflected that.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2016 22:07 UTC