MEDIA ADVISORY: Halifax Water inside and outside workers to hold news conference as strike/lockout looms

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HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–(Marketwired – May 7, 2015) – Unionized employees with Halifax Water, members of CUPE Locals 227 and 1431, will hold a joint news conference to talk about outstanding issues in bargaining as a strike/lockout looms.

Both locals are in conciliation scheduled for today and tomorrow (May 8, 2015), but talks are not going well.

The two outstanding issues are an employer demand for major pension concessions and wages.

WHERE: CUPE Regional Office, 271 Brownlow Avenue in Burnside (Corner of Eileen Stubbs and Brownlow)

WHO: Kevin Skerrett, CUPE Pension Researcher
Dave Dort, President CUPE Local 227 (outside workers)
Heather Corkum, President CUPE Local 1431 (inside workers)

WHEN: Friday, May 8 at 1:15 pm

CONTACT INFORMATION
John McCracken
CUPE Communications Representative
(902) 880-8057 (c)