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Originally Posted by waldedw
As I understand it co-op has locked out 700 workers that are under Unifor Local 594, with management staff and replacement workers the refinery is still operating as normal, there was a deal on the news a while back that the union was blocking access to the refinery and co-op got a court injunction against that.
Workers were being transported into the refinery by helicopter to get around the road blocks.
There has not been much on the news about any of this, not sure why, saw some adds by the union on TV back in Dec so googled it.
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If the union is unlawfully blocking the road they should be rounded up and arrested. They are welcome to stand beside the road and wave their signs - lawfully.
If the union picketers begin to become unlawful nuisances, they need to understand, the average joe public person is less likely to support their cause, instead, becoming annoyed with their antics.
And, if these unionized maintenance guys are as valuable to the company as they say they are (and they might be), the company will negotiate a settlement.
On the other hand, If, in fact, the "management and scabs" who are supposedly doing a better job of running maintenance .....actually are ..... well guess what ..... the union may not get a deal and needs to take at look at itself and may need to stop protecting "sub standard performing, high seniority, trouble makers" whom they have protected for far too long.
Who knows what the case is here, but sometimes strikes serve to make long overdue corrections, either from the company, or from the union.