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How negotiations broke down and Corner Brook Civic Centre workers ended up locked out
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21, 2026, that his members just want a living wage.
20, after conciliation talks failed to result in a new collective agreement for the local.
You take what it means to them kids; for us 24, and the 11 full-time, it’s everything to us.
So, a three per cent raise on $25 an hour looks a whole lot different on $18 an hour,” he said.
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How negotiations broke down and Corner Brook Civic Centre workers ended up locked out
Local CUPE union president Craig Gardner says they are willing to return to negotiations
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By Diane Crocker
Published Oct 22, 2026
Craig Gardner, president of CUPE Local 4386, told the large crowd that attended a rally in support of the locked out Corner Brook Civic Centre workers on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, that his members just want a living wage. Diane Crocker/THE TELEGRAM
A living wage.…
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