By Josh Sigurdson
May 31, 2021 | 7:11 AM
Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex announced that layoffs are coming, leaving Unifor Local 594 wanting answers.
President Nathan Kraemer says these layoffs are unnecessary, and are against the Collective Bargaining Agreement in place.
“They’ve given us a pretty significant number of jobs they would like to reduce, as well as completely eliminating two entire job classifications, which are listed in our CBA and they’re negotiated the same,” said Kraemer. “Essentially what they want to do is go outside of the CBA that we just ratified with them after a 7-month lockout.”
When asked if the lockout has anything to do with the layoffs, Kramer said it’s definitely a huge factor.
Layoffs are coming at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina. In a two-paragraph statement issued Friday, the refinery said it had provided formal notic.
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