9 months later, newspaper workers’ bid to unionize still waiting on P.E.I. government [Video]

Some workers at two P.E.I. newspapers are wondering why it’s taking the provincial government so long to certify their application to unionize. 

A majority of employees at SaltWire Network publications on the Island — The Guardian in Charlottetown and the Journal Pioneer in Summerside — filed for union certification with the P.E.I. Labour Relations Board back in October.

They’re still waiting for a response, said Stu Neatby, a reporter with the network. 

“We just feel like the board has just not really respected our rights as workers by taking so long,” Neatby told CBC News on Wednesday.

Some workers with SaltWire Network have been waiting nine months for the P.E.I.’s labour board to rule on their application to form a union. Employees at two Island-based newspapers say that’s too long, and sends a worrying message to other workers hoping to organize.

The certification process is supposed to be democratic, he …