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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s largest newspaper has locked out its unionized printing plant employees after contract negotiations failed to reach an agreement.

Thirteen press operators and mechanics at the Halifax Chronicle Herald were locked out Saturday, the company said in a news release. It said the employees had turned down a proposal from management.

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The proposal included concessions on retirement and job security but did not include cuts to pay or benefits, the company’s statement said.

The workers’ union said the employees had already agreed to negotiate concessions when they were locked out.

The employees decided they were willing to take monetary concessions shortly before the lockout, the Halifax Typographical Union said in a news release.

“I have never heard of a company locking out workers offering to negotiate concessions,” said Martin O’Hanlon, president of the union’s parent organization, CWA Canada.