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Unifor lays out bargaining position ahead of mediation
The special mediator appointed by the provincial government will start his work this week, trying to close the gap between the Co-op refinery and Unifor. But before that happens, Unifor laid out its b...
Feb 17, 2020 Unifor local 594 president Kevin Bittman (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Unifor picketers block off Co-op bulk station north of Moose Jaw
The Co-op bulk fill-up station on Highway 2 just north of Moose Jaw was blocked off Monday morning by Unifor picketers. Barricades were set up overnight, and drivers in the area were asked by police t...
Feb 10, 2020 Unifor picketers were at a Co-op fuelling facility in Moose Jaw on Feb. 10, 2020. (Unifor/Twitter)
Alberta judge grants enforcement order against Unifor blockade in Carseland
An Alberta judge has granted police the ability to enforce a court ruling to remove Unifor barricades at Federated Co-operatives Limited's (FCL) fuel distribution terminal in Carseland, Alta. On Thurs...
Feb 08, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Morgan again nixes idea of binding arbitration
The Government of Saskatchewan weighed in Friday on Unifor's latest plan to end the lockout at the Co-op refinery in Regina. On Thursday, the union issued a statement in which it laid out a plan -- th...
Feb 07, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Trucks stuck behind fences at Co-op refinery for more than nine hours
The lockout at the Co-op refinery turned into a lock-in early Thursday. Seven trucks that pulled into the facility at around 3 a.m., were locked inside the facility until about 12:30 p.m. According to...
Feb 06, 2020 Blake Ratcliffe, a trucker who was stuck behind the gates at the Co-op refinery on Feb. 6, 2020. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Co-op limits fuel usage for customers
Co-op cardlocks across the province are now restricting customers to just 300 litres of diesel and 100 litres of gas per card per day. The company says it has plenty of fuel but is having trouble deli...
Feb 05, 2020
Police investigating after six Co-op refinery managers' homes paintballed
The Regina Police Service is investigating seven cases of mischief in the city that involve the vandalism of homes and/or locked vehicles. The incidents happened between Jan. 30 and Wednesday at the f...
Feb 05, 2020 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Co-op and Unifor quiet as fences come down and negotiations begin
There wasn't any official word on the status of bargaining talks Friday as both Unifor and the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) began a media blackout during negotiations. The refinery locked out unionize...
Jan 31, 2020 Unifor members remove the barricades from the gates at the Co-op refinery in Regina on Jan. 31, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
‘They’re not bringing them back:’ Colonsay reacts to ‘idled’ potash mine
A lot of questions are swirling around the town of Colonsay following the indefinite idling of its Mosaic potash mine Tuesday. Mayor Jim Gray is one person with questions - and the answers he expects ...
Jan 29, 2020
Unifor-Co-op dispute not likely to affect gas prices: Analyst
As the labour fight between Regina's Co-op oil refinery and Unifor stretched into Day 54 Tuesday, a petroleum analyst said no matter how long it lasts or what the outcome of the dispute is, it's not l...
Jan 28, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
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