REGINA– Unifor National President Jerry Dias will give an update to media at 2:00 p.m. on the status of negotiations with Federated Cooperatives Limited (FCL) following Monday’s meeting with CEO Scott Banda.

Nearly 800 highly skilled members of Unifor Local 594 remain locked out from the Co-op Refinery, which continues to rely on unqualified scab workers and managers to operate the refinery.

Members of the media are invited to attend the media availability:

What: Media Availability

Who: Jerry Dias, Unifor National President

When: January 29 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Where: Sask Suite, Hotel Saskatchewan, 2125 Victoria Ave, Regina

For those unable to attend, the event will be streamed live on Unifor’s Facebook page.

Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector and represents 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.

For media inquiries or to arrange interviews, please contact Unifor Communications Representative Hamid Osman at (647) 448-2823 or Hamid.Osman@unifor.org.