HALIFAX - A union says it's troubled that Nova Scotia's government ended a long-standing contract with the agency that administers restorative justice in Halifax — as labour talks with caseworkers

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says it learned April 7 that the Progressive Conservative government was cutting its service agreement with the Community Justice Society, the non-profit that employs the six caseworkers.

CUPE members say they were told they have 90 days to wrap up current cases and vacate their offices.

Nova Scotia’s restorative justice program creates opportunities for people accused of crimes and victims of crime to work together to come to resolutions, permitting suspects to avoid criminal records.