Type Online newspaper Website www.localxpress.ca | City Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
Publisher Halifax Typographical Union Founded January 30, 2016; 13 months ago (2016-01-30) | ||
Local Xpress is an online newspaper based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was founded in 2016 by 57 members of the Halifax Typographical Unit's newsroom unit while striking from The Chronicle Herald, the city's daily newspaper. The writers work on a volunteer basis. The Herald continues to publish using strikebreakers writing anonymously.
The strike began on 23 January 2016. Local Xpress was launched a week later, initially with a blog-like interface. In May, as the strike dragged on, the website was revamped as a full-service online newspaper in partnership with Village Media, an Ontario digital media company. It now aims to compete with the Herald, expanding to offer national and international news, event listings, columnists, weather, and other features.
The strikers stated that if the strike is resolved, Local Xpress will be shut down. In the latest round of bargaining, Herald management demanded that the strikers not only close the Local Xpress, but also hand over all content produced during the strike, as well as the Local Xpress URL, to the Herald.