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Employees say the loss of 20 jobs may be a violation of the labour code.

Staff at the Chronicle Herald, Halifax’s only daily newspaper, staged an information picket Monday as 20 newsroom employees face layoffs.

Peter Duffy, president of the Halifax Typographical Union, Local 30130 of the Communications Workers of America, told CBC News that no non-unionized employees or management will share in the job cuts. Duffy said the fact only unionized employees will take the burden of the layoffs is a violation of labour code.

In other media news, the CBC is facing a revenue shortfall that will likely affect jobs, services and programs. (Last link via the Post and Inside the CBC.)