Regina tank and trailer manufacturer employees hold rally after weeks on picket line [Video]

Employees of Regina-based Advance Tank Centres Ltd. held a rally weeks after they first walked off the job.

In a news release sent Monday, members of the Grain and General Services Union (GSU) Local 8 announced they would be holding a rally at noon on Aug. 28 in front of Advance’s Regina location on 175 Henderson Drive.

The union described the action as a call to Advance to return to the bargaining table.

“Our new collective agreement will be negotiated at the bargaining table. We know that,” said Doug Murray, president of AEA/GSU Local 8 said in the release.

“Our employer refused to bargain in good faith, and they refused to return to the bargaining table after our members rejected their final offer.”

The union went on to say the rally acted as a way to recognize and show appreciation for the “tremendous support the striking workers have received from …