Alex MacIsaac , Tony Davis · CBC News ·

Some workers at two P.E.I. newspapers are wondering why it’s taking the provincial government so long to certify their application to unionize.

A majority of employees at SaltWire Network publications on the Island — The Guardian in Charlottetown and the Journal Pioneer in Summerside — filed for union certification with the P.E.I. Labour Relations Board back in October.

They’re still waiting for a response, said Stu Neatby, a reporter with the network.

“We just feel like the board has just not really respected our rights as workers by taking so long,” Neatby told CBC News on Wednesday.

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