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More than 400 skilled workers at Cascade Aerospace began a legal strike June 4 after talks with the employer broke down, with workers rolling their tool benches out of the workplace by the hundreds.
"We have reached a standstill. Our members won't accept concessions from a company as profitable as Cascade," said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor's BC area director.
Cascade Aerospace, owned by the Halifax-based IMP group, is demanding a two-tiered contract.
Unifor is concerned that other workers will be rushed in to do the work normally done by its members.
"Customers and military personnel who will ultimately be using and flying in these aircraft have a right to know that the people doing the repairs have the necessary skill and experience," said McGarrigle.
In Halifax, Unifor members and supporters from across the labour movement held a rally June 11 in support of the strikers.
