2009-05-05
14:29:44
Labour peace has returned to the Canaport L-N-G construction site — things got testy this morning after some workers tried to block a bus load of Polish workers from entering the site.
The Canadian workers say the Polish insulators are taking their jobs — but — we are told the general contractor warned of a potential shortage of skilled workers almost four years ago — and — just last year the union couldn’t recruit enough workers from across the country.
A Canaport L-N-G spokesperson tells us the majority of Canadian insulators and all Polish workers are now working at the site — she says the issue is really between the contractor and the union.