The union contract between WEEK/WHOI and its newsroom union employees expires at midnight Thursday, and the two parties have not yet reached an agreement.
The no-strike and no-lockout provisions of the contract are also void at that time. Gary Moore is the SAG-AFTRA Union Steward. He says the news employees are planning to be back at the bargaining table in April and will continue to make their case for a fair contract.
This is the first time the union has negotiated with Quincy Newspapers Incorporated. Quincy acquired the local T-V station from Granite Broadcasting.
Moore says they are encouraged by the new equipment and furnishing the station is being provided and the union remains hopeful Quincy Newspapers will as committed to its news workforce.