No deal for N.L. fish plant workers

The first set of talks to reach a collective agreement between fish processor Ocean Choice International and the union representing the company's 1,500 plant workers in Newfoundland didn't go well.

The bargaining session between representatives from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union and OCI broke off Thursday morning after two days of talks.

This has been the first round of negotiations between the two sides since the company purchased the former Fishery Products International, once the province's flagship seafood company, in the fall of 2007.

A union spokesman said the company is looking for concessions, although it is not clear what the concessions involve. The union has now applied for a conciliation officer to get involved in the talks.

The stalemate affects plants in six Newfoundland locations: Port aux Choix, South Dildo, Port Union, Bonavista, Marystown and Triton.