The last contract expired nine months ago. The major issues are job security and benefits. Picket coordinator Murray Lamb told the Militant that the company had already cut out 82 jobs done by union members. This includes subscription work, which is now centralized in a call center outside the province.

"We were backed into this," Lamb said. "We’re not on strike; we’re locked out. The talks had broken off. They didn’t even send out their top negotiator."

On the picket line in front of the less-than-10-year-old printing facility workers said the company had installed the latest technology in the plant, making it difficult for the company to run the presses with replacement workers.  
 
 
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