Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex announced that layoffs are coming, leaving Unifor Local 594 wanting answers. President Nathan Kraemer says these layoffs are unnecessary, and are against the Collective Bargaining Agreement in place. “They’ve given us a pretty significant number of jobs they would like to reduce, as well as completely eliminating two entire job classifications, […]
Federated Co-op and Unifor have 20 days to reach an agreement before Vince Ready steps in an makes a recommendation. The well known mediator who has helped settle labour disputes for decades was appointed by the provincial government to help bring an end to the lockout at the Co-op Refinery Complex which has been going […]
Unifor says it is disappointed that four more members were arrested Tuesday night while peacefully picketing at the Co-op Refinery Complex. Unifor is disappointed at the arrest of four @Unifor594 members while peacefully picketing at one of the @CoopRefinery gates last night by @reginapolice while we continue discussions on the mediation process proposed by @PremierScottMoe […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unifor National President Jerry Dias spoke to media Thursday morning from downtown Regina, providing an update on the on-going labour dispute with Co-op as the lockout reaches day 49. After being released from police custody Tuesday morning, Dias was told he must stay 500 meters away from the Co-op Refinery Complex. Dias said Co-op will […]
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 […]
President of Unifor National Jerry Dias has announced their members are going to start the escalation of boycotting Co-op gas stations and stores. This comes after Regina police arrested him at the picket line Monday evening in Regina along with several others. At a media gathering on Tuesday morning, Dias told reporters that the sole […]
After more than one month of an ongoing lockout, Unifor Local 594 members have now locked out Co-op managers from one of their offices in Regina and blocked the cardlock on Fleet Street. In a release, Unifor national president Jerry Dias says after locking out their loyal employees, its time they get a taste of […]
