The fight against corporate greed in Regina
On one side is the Co-op Refinery Complex. Owned by the Federated
Co-operatives Limited (FCL), the refinery generates $3 million in
profits every single day. Since its last agreement with workers, company
profits have totalled approximately $2.5 billion. Company press
releases boast that 2018 was a year of “record profits” and laud the
refinery as a major contributor to the results. Business is clearly
going really well.
Co-operatives Limited (FCL), the refinery generates $3 million in
profits every single day. Since its last agreement with workers, company
profits have totalled approximately $2.5 billion. Company press
releases boast that 2018 was a year of “record profits” and laud the
refinery as a major contributor to the results. Business is clearly
going really well.
On the other side are the workers – members of Unifor Local 594.
There are over 700 of them – women and men – whose jobs are to keep the
refinery operating safely. They did the work that allowed the company to
bring in those huge profits.