Labour Dispute Response
Your Labour Dispute Is Escalating Faster Than You Expected
Act Before You Lose Control.
Whether a strike notice has been served, a picket line is forming, or access to your operation is being disrupted, Western Protection Alliance can help you assess the situation and organize the immediate response.
You do not need to have everything figured out before calling. Tell us what is happening, and we will help you identify what needs attention first.
Your inquiry will be handled discreetly and professionally.
Priority Call Back Request
Prefer to Have Us Call You?
Tell us how to reach you and briefly explain what is happening.
An authorized WPA representative will review your information and contact you within 12 hours using the telephone number provided.
For an active or rapidly changing situation, call 1-877-577-7475.
Your information is used only to respond to your inquiry and is handled confidentially.
Situation Overview
Several Problems May Be Developing at Once
A labour dispute can quickly create pressure across your operation.
You may be dealing with:
- A strike or lockout notice that has just been served
- A picket line that is active or expected shortly
- Employees, contractors, suppliers, or vehicles being delayed
- Unpredictable access at entrances, gates, roads, or secondary locations
- Incidents that need to be documented
- Picketing that has moved away from the main facility
- Multiple locations that require coordination
- Existing security resources that need additional support
- Executives and labour counsel who need reliable information quickly
You do not have to resolve every issue before contacting us.
WPA can help you identify the immediate priorities, review the resources already in place, and assess the response options available.
The First Call
What Happens When You Call
Calling WPA begins an organized operational assessment. It does not commit your organization to a deployment.
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Step 01
We Establish What Is Happening
We review the dispute status, affected locations, expected timing, access concerns, current resources, and any incidents that have already occurred.
We start with the information you have.
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Step 02
We Assess Available Response Options
We consider personnel, field supervision, documentation, transportation, communication, scheduling, staging, safety, and mobilization requirements.
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Step 03
We Confirm the Next Steps
We outline the proposed roles, reporting structure, coverage requirements, communication procedures, and deployment considerations.
Any deployment, scope, pricing, and service terms will be confirmed separately.
WPA supports the operational response while your management team and labour counsel direct the broader legal, collective bargaining, and labour-relations strategy. We coordinate field personnel, communication, reporting, and documentation according to the agreed response plan.
Operating Approach
When Time Is Critical, You Need a Clear Response
WPA combines experienced field supervision, operational coordination, and disciplined incident documentation to help employers manage labour disputes with greater structure and control.
Labour-Dispute Experience
Practical support for employers managing strikes, lockouts, picketing, access disruptions, personnel movement, and changing site conditions.
Professional Documentation
Structured incident reports, activity logs, photographs, video, access records, and other operational information for management and employer-side labour counsel.
Field Supervision and Coordination
Clear reporting structures and experienced coordination across entrances, facilities, staging areas, and multiple locations.
Established Experience Across Complex Security Environments
From the President
A Brief Message From Rob Reeleder
You may be contacting WPA with incomplete information and very little time to prepare.
That is understandable.
In this brief message, Western Protection Alliance President Rob Reeleder explains what happens when an employer calls and how WPA helps establish the immediate operational picture.
Support Available
We Help Take the Operational Pressure Off Your Team
Your management team may already be coordinating legal advice, labour relations, employee communications, business continuity, and site operations.
WPA can manage agreed field responsibilities so your team has a clearer operational picture and fewer moving parts to coordinate directly.
Depending on the situation, scope, location, and available resources, WPA may provide the following support.
Personnel and Supervision
- Labour-dispute security personnel
- Experienced field supervisors
- Supplemental personnel for an existing security provider
- Shift scheduling and relief coverage
- Clear field roles and reporting relationships
- Multi-location supervision
Access and Movement
- Access-point observation and management support
- Entrance and facility coverage
- Employee and management movement planning
- Contractor, supplier, and vehicle coordination
- Transportation and staging support
- Arrival, departure, access, and delay tracking
- Support across multiple facilities or affected locations
Documentation and Communication
- Incident reports
- Chronological activity logs
- Photographic and video documentation
- Access and delay records
- Vehicle information where appropriate
- Witness and location information
- Management reporting
- Communication support involving management, police, and labour counsel
All services are subject to applicable law, client authorization, site requirements, personnel availability, and the direction of management and labour counsel.
Secondary Locations
The Picket Line May Not Stay at Your Main Entrance
Labour-dispute activity can move beyond the primary worksite.
Depending on the circumstances, picketing or related activity may move to:
- Supplier or contractor locations
- Secondary facilities
- Corporate or administrative offices
- Transportation routes
- Staging areas
- Other locations connected to the operation
Identifying off-site activity early gives management more time to coordinate coverage, communication, and documentation.
WPA can assess whether additional monitoring, documentation, or operational support may be appropriate.
Records and Reporting
What Happens Today May Need to Be Proven Later
Details recorded during the first hours and days of a labour dispute may become important as the situation develops.
Management and labour counsel may need reliable information about:
- When and where an incident occurred
- How long access was delayed
- Which entrances or locations were affected
- Which vehicles or individuals were involved
- What conduct was observed
- Who witnessed the incident
- What photographs or video were captured
- What communications took place
- Whether picketing moved to another location
- How the situation changed over time
WPA personnel can help maintain organized operational records so management and employer-side labour counsel have clear information to review.
The goal is to create consistent records that can be understood and compared after the event.
WPA does not provide legal advice, determine legal admissibility, establish legal privilege, or guarantee a legal outcome. Labour counsel should advise on legal strategy, privacy, evidence handling, and how documentation may be used.
Preparation and Supervision
The Wrong Security Response Can Make the Situation Harder to Manage
Labour disputes require specific preparation, supervision, reporting procedures, and communication protocols.
Personnel may need to understand:
- Professional and neutral conduct
- Site-specific access procedures
- Consistent incident reporting
- Evidence preservation
- Communication and escalation procedures
- Management and legal reporting structures
- The risks created by unnecessary confrontation
- The possibility of activity moving to other locations
- The importance of following a clear command structure
Without the right preparation and supervision, a security team may encounter:
- Incomplete or inconsistent records
- Communication failures
- Confusion about authority
- Missed incidents
- Unnecessary escalation
- Additional operational or legal exposure
You may not need to replace your existing security provider.
WPA may be able to provide additional personnel, experienced supervision, documentation support, or labour-dispute capacity alongside the resources already in place.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How quickly can WPA respond?
An authorized WPA representative will review your request and contact you within 12 hours.
Deployment timing will depend on the location, personnel requirements, number of affected sites, travel, site conditions, scope of work, and current resource availability.
For an active or rapidly changing situation, call 1-877-577-7475.
What information should I have before calling?
Start with what you know.
Helpful information may include:
- Location and jurisdiction
- Strike, lockout, or bargaining status
- Expected timing
- Number of entrances or facilities
- Current security resources
- Known incidents or access concerns
- Whether labour counsel is involved
You do not need a complete operational plan before calling.
Can we contact WPA before a strike or lockout begins?
Contact WPA as soon as possible.
Early contact provides more time to assess locations, establish reporting procedures, identify supervisors, schedule personnel, and coordinate with management and labour counsel.
WPA can also assess situations where notice has already been served, picketing is expected within hours, or access problems have begun.
Can WPA support multiple locations?
WPA can assess and coordinate support across facilities, entrances, staging areas, supplier locations, offices, transportation routes, and other affected locations.
Available coverage will depend on geography, timing, scope, supervision requirements, and personnel availability.
Can WPA document picket-line incidents?
Yes, where documentation is included in the agreed scope.
WPA personnel may assist with incident reports, activity logs, photographs, video, access delays, vehicle information, witness details, and other operational records.
Labour counsel should provide direction regarding privilege, privacy, admissibility, and specific evidence requirements.
Can WPA assist with employee or personnel movement?
WPA may assist with legally permitted transportation, staging, access coordination, and personnel-movement requirements.
All activities must comply with applicable law and the direction of management and labour counsel.
What if we already have a security provider?
You may not need to replace them.
WPA may be able to provide supplemental personnel, experienced supervision, documentation support, or additional labour-dispute capacity.
The appropriate structure will depend on existing responsibilities, reporting relationships, and immediate operational requirements.
Does calling commit us to a deployment?
No.
The initial call is used to establish the situation, understand the requirements, and assess available response options.
Any deployment, scope, pricing, and service terms will be confirmed separately.
Will our inquiry be handled discreetly?
WPA handles inquiries discreetly and professionally.
Organizations requiring a confidentiality agreement, legal privilege, or specific information-handling procedures should discuss those requirements with WPA and labour counsel at the beginning of the engagement.
Next Step
You Do Not Need a Complete Plan. You Need a Clear First Step.
Tell us what is happening, which locations may be affected, and what resources you currently have in place.
Western Protection Alliance will help establish the immediate operational picture and assess available response options.
Prefer to have us contact you? Request a Priority Call Back
Your inquiry will be handled discreetly and professionally.