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Old 02-14-2020, 06:52 PM
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Tidewater now owns the Husky Refinery in Prince George. And is having Unifor problems too.

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Tidewater finds itself in Co-op labour dispute

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Friday February 14 2020 - Street Wire

by Mike Caswell

Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has filed a case in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against labour union Unifor, complaining that a group of picketers has been preventing vehicles from leaving its refinery in Prince George. Tidewater says that the pickets stem from a labour dispute in Saskatchewan that it has no part in. The company is seeking a court order that would prevent Unifor from blocking vehicles and from intimidating customers, among other things.

The allegations are contained in a notice of claim and related application filed at the Vancouver courthouse on Friday, Feb. 14. The defendants include Unifor president Jerry Dias as well as several other senior union members. Among them is Gavin McGarrigle, the union's western regional director. (If Mr. McGarrigle's name sounds familiar, it is because he was the union's public face during the recent labour dispute with bus drivers in Vancouver. He also campaigned heavily on behalf of B.C. Premier John Horgan.) Also named are several John Doe picketers.

The case is an offshoot of sorts from a labour dispute between Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (better known as Co-op) in Saskatchewan. On Dec. 3, 2019, employees of Co-op, who are represented by Unifor, voted to strike. As often occurs in unionized labour disputes, the union set up picket lines. Initially, the picketers targeted a Co-op refinery in Regina.

Unfortunately for the picketers, Co-op soon had a court order directing them to take down the picket line. The union refused to obey the order, which (predictably) resulted in the arrests of several Unifor executives. Mr. Dias and Mr. McGarrigle were among them. A judge in Saskatchewan later imposed a $100,000 fine on the union for disobeying a court order. Similar events occurred at another terminal in Moose Jaw, with that picket resulting in more arrests and a $250,000 fine.

The problems that Tidewater complains of began on Thursday, Feb. 13. At 11:30 a.m. that day, Unifor set up a picket line and pylons in front of the only commercial entrance gate to the Prince George refinery, the suit states. Since then, union members have intimidated those trying to enter and exit the refinery and have blocked and delayed trucks attempting to access the property, Tidewater says.

Tidewater complains that it has no part in the labour dispute with Co-op. The only connection it has to that dispute is that some of the vehicle traffic at the refinery includes Co-op tankers. As Tidewater sees things, the actions of the union are illegal and amount to trespassing. They are also hazardous to the safe operation of the refinery.

According to the suit, Tidewater has attempted to obtain assistance from the Prince George RCMP. Police officers (as is almost always the case) have done nothing to remove the illegal blockade. For those reasons, Tidewater is seeking a court order that would authorize the RCMP to arrest and remove those blocking access to the refinery.

Vancouver lawyer Amy Pressman of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP filed the suit on behalf of Tidewater. The matter has not yet gone before a judge, and Unifor has not yet filed a response.

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Old 02-14-2020, 07:11 PM
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The courts need to come down on Unifor, with multi million dollar fines, and by arresting and jailing Dias for a considerable time.
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Old 02-14-2020, 07:43 PM
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Union thugs.
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when they see that the FN can shut down an entire country they feel empowered, it's just the mentality of people that don't get what they want.
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