Unifor executive assistant and lead negotiator Scott Doherty was not impressed that he learned about Premier Scott Moe’s offer of a special mediator through Twitter. Doherty felt he and his team should have sat down for a meeting or had a consultation before the premier made the announcement on Monday morning. He told picketers, supporters […]
On Day 58 of the lockout involving workers at the Co-Op refinery, Unifor reiterated to Premier Scott Moe that it is time for him to step in with binding arbitration saying a letter has been sent to him. The Saskatchewan NDP is also saying the time has come for binding arbitration to occur. Leader Ryan […]
Unifor’s Scott Doherty delivered news on Saturday morning he didn’t want to give to locked out Co-op refinery workers. Talks have broken down between Federated Co-op and Unifor after the sides returned to the bargaining table earlier in the week. Doherty, who serves as the lead negotiator, told picketers and viewers on their live video […]
The blockades are back up at the Co-Op refinery. Late Friday night, Unifor re-established the blockade saying talks aimed at getting a new deal with Federated Co-Op went nowhere. The blockades are back u “@CoopRefinery our message is simple until you bargain a fair deal, mark my words we will not be going anywhere. […]
Unifor local 594 held another rally Thursday afternoon, but this time, it was in front of the Saskatchewan Legislature. The union is returning to the bargaining table with Co-op Friday morning in hopes of ending a lock-out that has now reached 56 days. Lead negotiator Scott Doherty said the rally in front of the Legislature […]
The federal NDP announced on Tuesday their plan to propose anti-scab legislation that would support workers like the employees affected in the Co-op refinery lockout. NDP labour critic Scott Duvall said that legislation will be re-introduced after the Liberal government voted against the original proposal from the NDP in 2016 that would have banned the […]
Saying the role of the Regina Police Service is to maintain community safety, Police Chief Evan Bray has gone to Facebook to talk about the lockout at the Co-Op Refinery. Bray, who says he felt the need to have this conversation with the public using Facebook, feels this is an issue that has brought up […]
A Regina judge has found Unifor Local 594 in contempt of a court order and is ordering them to pay a one-time fine of $100,000 plus legal costs. The judge found the union in violation of an injunction issued last month thus they were in civil contempt. The union is saying they will continue to […]
After 14 arrests were made Monday night at the Co-op Refinery Complex, the City of Regina has come forward calling for a resolve to the labour dispute between Unifor and Federated Co-op. Members of the union have fenced off the refinery, including blocking rail tracks and emergency exits with vehicles. There are now reports the […]
The Co-op refinery complex is responding to a video released by Unifor over their social media channels. Meet the Co-op Scabs. There is never an excuse to cross a picket line and steal from another worker’s family. @Unifor594 members deserve a #fairdeal from greedy @CoopRefinery #canlab pic.twitter.com/MhhZM0zySN — Unifor (@UniforTheUnion) January 9, 2020 The video […]
