A longtime labour leader with the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor, CUPE Local 1349 president Tammie Greening has been fired by the municipality for multiple violations of the town's code of conduct, and her union is vowing to fight the termination.

CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador president Sherry Hillier says money will be "no object" when it comes to defending Greening.

"I can tell you that we will take this as far as we can and we will support our local president from 1349," Hillier told CBC News on Friday.

Hillier described Greening's termination as "unjustifiable" and "union-busting 101" by the town, and she defended Greening's service to the town and the union.

"We will do what we need to do to protect our CUPE member and a local president that's done nothing, only good for the Local 1

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