SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The seven workers who have been off work now for 546 days on strike from MBS Radio in Saint John have asked the Federal Labour Ministry to intervene in their long strike against the company.
The radio employees who work for K100, Kool 98 and 93CFBC have been attempting to come to their first collective agreement with the company and on Monday their union, the Canadian Media Guild, issued a release and an infographic (right) which takes direct aim at MBS owner Robert Pace.
“Mr. Pace is a well-connected businessman who operates a chain of radio stations across the Maritimes. The strikers want the public to be aware of what they earn compared with Mr. Pace, who enjoys a patronage appointment to Canadian National Railways, sits on numerous other boards throughout the country, and takes in significant MBS earnings,” reads the Guild’s release.
“The Canadian Media Guild, the union representing the strikers, has asked the federal labour board for help to resolve the strike. The salary increases that the strikers are seeking would be the first in over a decade and represent a small portion of Pace's income,” it adds.
