Unions representing Canadian journalists want five Postmedia executives to reject bonuses totalling $2.275 million as the struggling newspaper chain continues staff reductions. However, one of the five executives, Haar, will leave Postmedia at the end of November, she said. Unifor Local 87-M, which represents Ontario’s unionized newspaper workers, called on the executives to give the money to Postmedia’s employees. “That money should be spent to retain workers,” said union president Paul Morse in a statement. Last year, the five executives and Wayne Parrish, the company’s former COO, received bonuses for their work when Postmedia acquired Sun Media’s English-language newspapers and digital properties.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 21:11 UTC