Talks break down with Canadian Hearing Society: union

TORONTO – The union representing employees with the Canadian Hearing Society says talks aimed at ending an Ontario-wide strike have broken down.

In a statement, the Canadian Union of Public Employees says it could not reach a deal with the hearing society after four days of bargaining.

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The unionized workers, who have been on strike since March 6, include counsellors, literacy instructors, audiologists, speech language pathologists and interpreters.

READ MORE: Canadian Hearing Society workers launch strike action

They work at 24 Canadian Hearing Society offices across Ontario.

The society has said it is trying to reach a deal that will position the organization well for the future to provide services and programs to its clients.

The society is a non-profit organization that says it provides services, products and information that remove barriers to communication for people who are culturally deaf, deafened and hard of hearing.