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It might have been the first truly cold day of winter but 34 days into a lockout, members of Unifor local 594 are digging in for a long fight on the picket line — and seeking support from other locals nationwide.

Locked out refinery workers held a rally on Tuesday that was live-streamed on Facebook. The cold weather matched the chilly relationship between the union and the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC). Despite the lack of negotiations, workers chanted the slogan “one day longer, one day stronger” in unison during the rally.

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“I’m a single parent and I just spent Christmas on a picket line,” said Jill Straker, an employee at the CRC. She said that when asked by her daughter how much longer she would be outside or waving a flag, Straker replied “as long as it takes.

“The fight for pension security here is monumentally important because when unions fight for pensions we are helping all workers,” she said.