Radio / Television News

Lock out looms at TVA

MONTREAL - Quebecor Media could soon lock out about 450, or more than half, of its TVA Group employees.After three months of negotiations, the employees union has reportedly withdrawn from the negotiating table, "until the employer is ready to negotiate effectively”, said union president Réjean Beaudet, in a statement.Beaudet said that the union is ready to return to the bargaining table, and is prepared to negotiate and settle. “But we will not do it at a discount, we will not let go our conventions", he added. A spokesperson for the Quebec-based broadcaster told Cartt.ca in an email that the company “could...