Meeting of N.B. premier and striking union ends with no word on progress or next
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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and union leaders representing 22,000 striking public servants met Thursday for almost eight hours, but there was no if any progress was made. CUPE New Brunswick President Steve Drost did not have much to say as he hurried past reporters in the lobby of the government’s main office building in...
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and union leaders representing 22,000 striking public servants met Thursday for almost eight hours, but there was no if any progress was made.
CUPE New Brunswick President Steve Drost did not have much to say as he hurried past reporters in the lobby of the government’s main office building in Fredericton until almost 9 p.m.
“We go back and report to the centralized bargaining team, which has always been part of the process, and we’ll take it from there,” Drost said.
When asked if any progress had been made, he would only reply “We will see.”
A short time later a member of the government’s communication staff emerged to say the two sides had agreed to a media blackout and the premier would not be making any comment.
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