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Unifor has escalated the labour dispute at Co-op Refinery Complex by posting a video outing what it says are 12 replacement workers filling roles at the facility in the midst of an ongoing lockout.

The video was posted to the union’s Twitter page on Thursday. It opens with ominous music and the words “Meet the SCABS hired by Co-op Refinery to do the work of locked out Unifor members.”

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It then shifts to individual photos of 12 people captioned with the words “Scab at Co-op Refinery.”

Photo by BRANDON HARDER / Regina Leader-Post

Scott Doherty, executive assistant to the national president of Unifor, defended the video, saying it does not put the replacement workers at risk in his view. He argued that it’s fair game to single out people who are doing work in place of Unifor members.

“The Supreme Court is very clear that people who are on picket lines should expect to get their pictures taken and they should not expect privacy,” he said.

“We believe we have a right to do this and scabs should expect that they’re going to get their pictures taken and be named and shamed about the fact that they’re crossing the picket line.”