Yes. It should be noted that the adjustment committee we are talking about is legally required in Quebec. So it does not necessarily exist because Shell created it. The company was legally obligated to put together an adjustment committee. We take part in it according to the rules established in law.
I dislike, contrary to what we were told... They talk about the efforts they are making for the workers. However, I can tell you that Shell is not making any particular effort for the workers. They say that they have transferred people to other Shell locations. Shell is not making transfers.
I lived through the closing of an Esso station, and we were guaranteed jobs within Esso. We did not even have to apply. We did not have to do anything.
At the moment, Shell is telling its workers who have lost their jobs to apply for open positions, just like anyone else. If they get the job, good for them; if not, too bad. Nothing special is being done.
In addition, it was said that 127 employees are eligible for retirement. I would like to believe people are eligible for retirement, but that involves a 25% penalty, so there is no incentive for those workers to do it. In addition, while the provisions in our collective agreement allow us to keep people who are better than subcontractors, let us just say that Shell is now trying to do away with those provisions that allow us to keep our own people rather than dealing with subcontractors.