Locked out Journal de Montreal reporters briefly occupy newsroom

Locked out employees at Le Journal de Montreal marked six months on the picket line by re-entering the newsroom of the daily newspaper Wednesday. During a protest at a park across from the Montreal office, dozens of locked-out employees marched across the street and entered the building.

Breaking a court injunction that forbids them to be on the grounds of Le Journal de Montreal offices, some employees shoved security guards in the lobby before entering the newsroom.

Management at the paper, which is owned by publishing giant Quebecor Media, has continued to publish during the lockout of more than 250 employees who have been without a contract since Dec. 31.

Neither side has been at the bargaining table since Jan. 22.