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HALIFAX, N.S. — Terminated Java Blend employees, union organizers and supportive citizens rallied in front of the North Street, Halifax coffee shop on Sunday.
The move resulted in the Service Employees International Union Local 2 filing a complaint with the Nova Scotia Labour Board alleging the terminations were a direct attempt at union busting by Java Blend. “As we have previously communicated, nine employees were laid off in January due to extreme financial difficulties after having first exhausted all other options. Layoffs have been part of our cost saving measures in the past. The most recent layoffs in January were solely in response to our financial reality and unrelated to the certification application.
Lee noted that a recent hearing was held by the Labour Board to determine if the union’s scope – including various job titles across different companies in varied locations – was too broad.Earlier this month, mediation was held between the union and the owners at the behest of the Labour Board to seek a solution to the unfair labour practices complaint.
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