During a round of bargaining in October 2016, "Herald" made numerous additional demands, including further cuts to the union's bargaining power, reduced sick leave pay, a further four per cent wage cut, eight more layoffs (amounting to a total of 26 layoffs), and the closure of "Local Xpress" and the signing-over of all "Local Xpress" content to the "Herald". In November 2016 the union filed a complaint with the Nova Scotia Labour Board accusing the "Herald" management of "bargaining in a manner designed to end union representation", preventing an agreement from being reached.