Dozens of workers at the Irving Halifax Shipyard refused work this week after a contractor from Quebec came in last week and did not self-isolate. Concerns surfaced on Monday, said Linda MacNeil, Atlantic regional director for UNIFOR, which represents workers at the shipyard. "They felt their health and safety was in jeopardy and therefore did the work refusal," she said. This is not the first time workers at the yard have complained about exemptions given to Irving. In July, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, revoked an exemption given to executives with Irving Shipbuilding travelling to and from the United States.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2020 22:41 UTC