The Saskatchewan government is going to get involved in the labour dispute, but there are conditions attached. Speaking at the SUMA convention in Regina this morning, Premier Scott Moe says the province will appoint a special mediator, but only if one thing happens with that one thing being that all barricades be removed and all illegal […]
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 […]
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted 91.3 percent in favor of the deal. It was reached following an eight day strike in November that tied up grain shipments. Conductors, yard workers and train persons will receive annual wage increases of 2.5%/2.5%/3%. There is also a taxable $1,000 ratification bonus. Wages were not […]
The province’s teachers are going to be taking a “sanctions vote” next month. An approved vote would give the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation bargaining committee the ability to authorize some kind of job action which could include a strike. The move comes after several days of conciliation talks with the provincial government failed. The two sides […]
There is a sense of frustration from the head of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation. President Patrick Maze says four days of conciliation talks between themselves and the government have failed Besides salaries, classroom size and composition are the main issues. President Patrick Maze sent out a statement Friday afternoon saying the government seems to have […]
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 […]
The National Farmers Union is calling for a quick and fair resolution to the Co-op Refinery worker lock-out in Regina. The NFU has sent a letter to the board of directors urging them to end the lock-out immediately and return to the bargaining table in good faith. The NFU says it is disturbing to […]
A lawyer for a Regina refinery in a labour dispute says a court-ordered injunction is the only relief against what it calls serious misconduct by the union on the picket lines. Eileen Libby says pickets with Unifor Local 594 have been blockading access to the Co-op refinery complex and intimidating contractors, suppliers and employees. More […]
The federal government urged Canadian National Railway Co. and its striking workers to continue talks in what it believes would be the fastest way to resolve their dispute which has stopped freight trains across the country. “We believe that mediation, collective bargaining, is the right way to do this, we’ve looked at the situation and […]
Premier Scott Moe attempted to move an emergency motion in the legislative assembly on Thursday morning calling for immediate action to be taken to resolve the CN Rail strike. The motion that was subsequently blocked by the Official Opposition was worded as follows: That this Assembly call on the federal government to immediately end the […]
