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Voting on employer’s final offer underway at Co-op

… 15, 2020 Share Main Image Image After an administrative error by Co-op Refinery that delayed voting by three days, Unifor Local 594 members have begun voting on the company’s … once.   “Co-op wants to use the crisis to stoke fears about the economy and extract more concessions from refinery …
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Unifor members across Canada bolster Regina picket lines

… Unifor members across Canada bolster Regina picket lines January 16, 2020 Share Main Image Image Unifor Local 594’s bold fight to defend the defined benefit pension plan … is disgusting and wrong.” If you want more information about joining Local 594 picket lines, please contact your …
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Secondary picket line goes up at Foam Lake cardlock

… to accept the recommendations of Premier Scott Moe’s mediators has again affected the fuel supply for farmers, says Unifor. “It will not be business as usual for the refinery … made aware of it nor is the RPS making public any details about whether or not it was investigated. “Regina Police …
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Co-op Refinery uses final offer tactic with union

… disruption after the employer served a final offer to its workers. “Giving our union an ultimatum is a tactic that is doomed to fail,” said Kate McKinley, Unifor National Representative. “Labour negotiations have to … have a deal tomorrow.” Local 594 is also sounding the alarm about what could happen if the company tries to run the …
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Event Cancelled: Refinery workers call on Premier Moe to stand up to Co-op

… Event Cancelled: Refinery workers call on Premier Moe to stand up to Co-op June 18, 2020 Share Main Image Image June 18, 2020 REGINA —Unifor Local 594 has cancelled a planned media event that … ongoing support of locked-out workers. For more information about the labour dispute, including ways to support refinery …
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Talks break off between Unifor and Co-op

… Talks break off between Unifor and Co-op February 1, 2020 Share Main Image Image … work,” said Dias. “The Co-op’s bargaining position is not about money, it is about breaking the spirit of its own …
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Locked out Unifor members hold car rally at Saskatchewan legislature

… Locked out Unifor members hold car rally at Saskatchewan legislature … April 28, 2020 REGINA —Locked out members of Unifor Local 594 will hold a car rally at the legislature grounds on … are encouraged to use boom microphones. Information about the union’s response to the pandemic, as well as …
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Co-op Refinery workers serve 48-hour strike notice

… Co-op Refinery workers serve 48-hour strike notice December 3, 2019 Share Main Image Image December 3, 2019 REGINA —The  Unifor Local 594 bargaining committee served the Co-op … before starting job action. Unifor has serious concerns about CRC using a smaller group of underqualified …
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Locked out Co-op Refinery workers picket in Prince Albert, Shellbrook

… Locked out Co-op Refinery workers picket in Prince Albert, Shellbrook June 11, 2020 Share Main Image Image Unifor Local 594’s rural outreach campaign continued this … leaked into the Wascana Creek. In previous media interviews about the lockout, the government has said on the record …
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Refinery workers reach tentative agreement with Co-op

… Refinery workers reach tentative agreement with Co-op June 18, 2020 … Image June 18, 2020 REGINA —The bargaining committee of Unifor Local 594 has reached a tentative agreement with the … we fought and defended our collective agreement.” Details about the tentative agreement will not be released until …
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Regina Police arrest four locked-out workers, side with FCL

… Regina Police arrest four locked-out workers, side with FCL February 5, 2020 Share Main Image … escalated their action against the peaceful, family-focused Unifor picket lines surrounding the Co-op Refinery, … “We have been in and continue to be in conversation about the mediation process Premier Moe has offered, which …
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Unifor warns Co-op Refinery against replacement workers

… Unifor warns Co-op Refinery against replacement workers … President. “It’s reckless and unnecessary.” Unifor Local 594 and Co-op Refinery are currently in conciliation. More … “Co-op is making a huge mistake and should think twice about the impact this will have on morale in the workplace …
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Unifor considers escalating complaint against Regina Police

… Unifor considers escalating complaint against Regina Police … lives.” Documents obtained over the weekend by Unifor Local 594 through a freedom of information request showed that a … but families in Regina should be very concerned about his fitness to lead.” Dias said Premier Scott Moe’s …
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Unifor wins nine Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards

… Unifor wins nine Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards … the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) and Unifor locals picked up four awards for best union communications … wrote judges in an online awards ceremony. A Unifor video about the history of activism in the auto sector won the …
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Prairie Council

… Prairie Council About Regional Councils Unifor’s Regional Councils and the Quebec Council are a …
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Unifor outraged at Regina Police denial of lawful picket

… Unifor outraged at Regina Police denial of lawful picket … the lockout at the Co-op Refinery and return Unifor Local 594 members back to work as early as Monday February 10. “A … to end this dispute,” said Dias. “If FCL is at all serious about wanting to resolve this and restore service to their …
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Regina Police silence over bomb threat a dangerous game

… but to learn that no one – not Regina Police, not the mayor, not the province – lifted a finger to warn anyone puts every citizen of Regina in danger. Think about it. A bomb at a refinery. An explosion there would put … government was aware of the threat. The letter, acquired by Unifor Local 594 as part of a Freedom of Information request …
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Unifor’s Objections to Bill 254

… Unifor’s Objections to Bill 254 File File … Bill 254 Unifor writes to you to express our deep concern about Bill 254 : the Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021 … 217 at para. 25 and 26. 16 Libman , supra note 7 at pg. 594. This extraordinarily high political contribution limit …
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