Canadian Oilsands Staff Fired, Reportedly Replaced With Foreign Workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The federal government is investigating an allegation that several dozen Canadians working in Alberta's oilpatch were laid off this week and replaced with foreign workers.
A spokeswoman with Employment Minister Jason Kenney's office said Thursday that he has asked for an urgent review.
The Alberta Federation of Labour said that 65 of its ironworkers were laid off on Tuesday. The workers' paystubs say they were being paid by a company called Pacer Promec Joint Venture.
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