Share
October 16, 2019
REGINA—The construction of on-site living quarters for scab labour by the Co-op Refinery is only going to derail contract talks, warns Unifor.
“Making plans to bus scabs in to an active refinery is going to totally disrupt good-faith bargaining,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “It’s reckless and unnecessary.”
Unifor Local 594 and Co-op Refinery are currently in conciliation. More talks are scheduled for November and Unifor says the construction of scab living quarters is a signal that Co-op is not invested in negotiations.
“Unifor does not take kindly to scabs,” said Dias. “Co-op is making a huge mistake and should think twice about the impact this will have on morale in the workplace and the outcome of bargaining.”
For more information, please contact Unifor Communications Representative Ian Boyko at @email or 778-903-6549 (cell).
