The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is responding to what it calls “misinformation” circulating about what transpired between police and strikers at a Unifor picket line last week.

Police were called to the picket line at Weston’s Bakery in Mount Pearl on the evening of October 27.

Unifor is claiming that the workers’ charter rights were breached when police broke up the striking workers, and they have since filed legal action in the supreme court against the police force.

RNC Chief Joe Boland says he is proud of the response of his officers that evening.

He says police showed up at the picket line as the result of complaints from three businesses: A producer, a shipper, and a receiver.

Boland disagrees with the claim that the RNC crossed any lines that night. He says they achieved the desired result in that no one was hurt and no arrests were made but maintains that the strikers were in the wrong.

He explains that the workers have the right to strike, but they don’t have the right to block access to the roadway.

In terms of the lawsuit against them, Boland would not comment, saying it would be inappropriate to do so while it is before the courts.

View the Statement of Claim filed by Unifor at this link.

Earlier Story:

Dominion Workers Resume Secondary Picket Line at Weston Bakery