Co-op Refinery Strike

• Trucks moving through Alberta fuel blockade, fences come down as Unifor complies with injunction

  The picketers have been posted up outside the fuel terminal for about two weeks, rallying in support of FCL refinery workers in Regina, Sask., who were locked out of their workplace after issuing a strike notice.  

  Politics

  Feb 8, 2020
  
• Unifor willing to negotiate pension, Co-op Refinery says blockade must go first

  Unifor president Jerry Dias said the union is willing to negotiate on pensions, but the Co-op Refinery says they will not return to the table while the blockade remains in place.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
  
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• Unifor barricade at Co-op Refinery may be enduring due to missing legal language

  A Saskatoon-based labour lawyer believes the reason Unifor has been able to keep the Co-op Refinery barricaded is due to missing language he usually includes in injunctions.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2020
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• Unifor president arrested during blockade of Regina’s Co-op Refinery

  Unifor says the national chapter is officially taking over the Co-op Refinery blockade. The union says they are a separate legal entity from Local 594, so the injunction does not apply.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2020
• Unifor blockades Co-op properties to lockout ‘managers and scabs’

  Unifor erected several barricades in an effort flip the lockout on Co-op Refinery managers and replacement workers.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2020
• Saskatchewan Trucking Association demands ‘respect for truck drivers’ at Co-op Refinery

  The Saskatchewan Trucking Association spoke out about the effect the labour dispute at the Co-op Refinery Complex is having on its members and drivers.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2019