Unifor looks into purported union-busting in oilsands association firings

Unifor is looking into allegations that 6 workers during a Canadian Natural Resources Limited site south of Fort McMurray were discharged for perplexing to classify a union.

According to Unifor, 6 group employed during CNRL’s Jackfish site were consummated on Oct. 23 without cause. All 6 were concerned in perplexing to classify a kinship by Unifor.

“We do have some suspicions that this was expected partial of their terminations,” pronounced Kellie Scanlan, executive of organizing for Unifor Canada. Unifor is Canada’s largest private zone union, with some-more than 315,000 members opposite a country.

Under Alberta’s Labour Relations Code, all employees have a right to common negotiate with their employers. 

CNRL bought a Jackfish oilsands operation from Devon Canada Corporation in Jun 2019.

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Alan Evans, 66, had worked during that site given 2012. 

“I’ve never been told they weren’t happy with my performance,” pronounced Evans, who has been a millwright for about 50 years.

Evans pronounced he flew home to Ladysmith, B.C., on Oct. 17 and was awaiting to go behind to work for his subsequent change a week later.  

While Evans was during home, another worker from CNRL asked if he would lift cards and be a hit for employees to proceed if they wanted to support a union. 

He concluded to do it and afterwards started conference rumours. 

“I listened a things that was going on, like posters were going adult in support of a union, they were being ripped down and a association was putting adult their side,” Evans said. “It was scuttle-butt and a subsequent thing we know … we get a call and they’re terminating me. Me and 5 others.”

“I consider it’s flattering apparent what happened, to anybody looking from a inside or outside.”

He pronounced a banishment has put him in a tough situation. He had designed on timid within about two years. 

“I can’t get a pursuit during 66½,” pronounced Evans. “It’s unequivocally stressful, we’re not happy about it during all. I’m not happy about a approach it was all rubbed and a care of people during that age, to only dump them.”

Scanlan pronounced there are a few options Unifor can take if a review finds that a employees were wrongfully dismissed, including filing a censure with a work house and removing a workers their jobs behind until a review is over.

“Imagine people are fired, they have kids they have families, they have houses. They go to work each day, they have purify work annals …  and since they spoke to a kinship they no longer have a job. That to me should unequivocally make people’s heads turn,” she said. 

CNRL declined an talk with CBC News though sent a statement.

 “Canadian Natural respects a authorised rights of a employees to collectively bargain, if they so choose,” a association pronounced in an email. 

“For remoteness reasons, we decrease to criticism on practice matters.” 

Scanlan anticipates Unifor’s examine into a matter will take about a week. 

Article source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/union-busting-cnrl-1.5342808?cmp=rss