Media Advisory - Unifor National President to update union's efforts to end lockout
REGINA, Jan. 22, 2020 /CNW/ - Unifor's National President Jerry Dias will provide an update on the latest development in the union's attempt to return to the bargaining table and reach an agreement to end the 48-day lock out of nearly 800 refinery workers.
"The only way to end this dispute is to return to the bargaining table and Federated Co-operatives Limited knows this," said Dias.
Hundreds of activists have descended on Regina this week to support Unifor Local 594 members in their fight with the Co-op Refinery after Regina Police arrested 14 people on a legal picket line.
Unifor Local 594 members were locked out on December 5, 2019. The refinery is now operating with the use of unqualified scab workers and inexperienced managers, jeopardizing both safety and production.
Members of the news media are invited to attend a news conference:
What: | Update on Co-op Refinery lockout |
Who: | Jerry Dias, Unifor's National President |
When: | January 23 at 10 a.m. |
Where: | Hotel Saskatchewan, 2125 Victoria Avenue, Regina |
For those unable attend, the event will be streamed live on Unifor's Facebook page.
Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector and represents 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.
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