As Unifor and Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) are in the middle of talks with a special mediator over their labour dispute, Unifor members are blocking access to the Co-op cardlock and bulk fuel hub in Yorkton.

Grain truck driver Cory Hancock was there Wednesday morning and saw it first-hand.

“I just tried to pull in to get some fuel, and yup, it’s a no-go,” he said.

“I pulled in trying to get fuel. They have all the entrances blocked off with vehicles and pylons. A member of the Co-op is sitting there. There are two RCMP vehicles sitting there, and nobody’s doing nothing.”

The cardlock site sits on the north side of Highway 16.

Hancock said he understands Unifor’s reasons for putting pressure on the company, but he finds their actions extreme.

“I’m just out here trying to make a living for my family and basically they’re not letting me do that,” he said. “If I don’t have fuel, I don’t work.”

More to come.

— With files from 980 CJME’s Joseph Ho