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Britten Hepting was a little ticked off at Unifor.

The picketers around the Co-op Refinery Complex were delaying her husband, Shawn. He’s a truck driver, and the line was costing the family money. But then Shawn got to talking to the workers. He mentioned his young son, Easton, and the horrible pain condition he suffers from.

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When the members of Unifor 594 heard about a GoFundMe campaign to pay for Easton’s treatment in Italy, they sprang into action.

The GoFundMe shot up by more than $10,000 within a couple days. Hepting was immensely grateful. Though she’s still not choosing sides, she’s warmed to the members of Unifor 594.

“Any ill feeling that I even had towards them before is not even a thought right now,” Hepting said.

“I don’t feel anything but gratitude.”

Supporters of Unifor 594 wanted people to hear about the good deed. On their Facebook post promoting Easton’s fundraiser, they tagged virtually every media agency in the city. “Perhaps we can get a news story,” one commenter suggested. Two supporters sent links to the Leader-Post, with one saying writing about the story would be better than “trying to put down the members of Unifor.”