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With a strike threatening to break out across seven Crowns in a matter of hours, Unifor is warning that a recent posting from SaskPower risks inflaming tensions by providing information about crossing picket lines.

“Legally, any individual can choose to cross a picket line and go to work,” said the message posted late last week as part of an internal FAQ document. “If they choose to do so, employees within the striking union can continue to work during the strike.”

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The posting advises workers that they must contact their manager and fill out a declaration form saying they “are choosing to cross the picket line to come to work and will fulfill all the requirements of their position.”

Unifor views it as an attempt to drive a wedge among its members. According to Chris MacDonald, Unifor’s assistant to the national president, it’s a loaded message that conveys more than just information.

“I think it’s provocative of them to do it,” said MacDonald. “I think putting that information out for people, and only having SaskPower doing it, is provocative and I think they’re trying to create division in our workforce.”