The Regina Police Service has provided a response on the Unifor and Co-op lockout saying the city is not in jeopardy, but the Co-op refinery is the only site where they have concerns. RPS stated in a media release late Monday afternoon that they respect the union’s right to a peaceful, lawful and safe protest, while […]
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 […]
The leader of the federal NDP is going to get involved in the lockout between workers at the Co-Op Refinery and the company on Monday. Jagmeet Singh will be showing his support for Unifor by coming to Regina and visiting with those who have been locked out since December 5. That lockout started after the […]
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. […]
A news release from Unifor Thursday morning has confirmed they will be meeting with Federated Co-operatives Limited Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. to begin negotiations. Late Wednesday afternoon Unifor agreed to comply with an injunction regarding picket lines and blockades in front of the refinery complex, if Co-op agreed to return to the bargaining table. […]
Unifor is hoping to get back to the bargaining table Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the Unifor National President Jerry Dias held a press conference at Hotel Saskatchewan to say the union would remove the blockades at multiple gates at the Co-op Refinery in an effort to get back to the table. Dias also asked Premier […]
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 […]
There is a major breakthrough in the lockout at the Co-Op refinery. On Monday, Unifor’s Scott Doherty announced that the two sides will be getting together. “At 4:00 p.m. today in Saskatoon, Kevin, Jerry and I will be meeting with Scott Banda in the hopes that we can finally end this dispute and get a […]
