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Canadian beef sector urges resolution on Cargill labour dispute

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a joint news release issued June 24, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) strongly encouraged the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph and members of UFCW Local 175 to come to an expedited labour resolution. The CCA, NCFA and the BFO represent about 19,000 beef producers in Ontario and approximately 60,000 Canada-wide.


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Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern

Strike vote ballots sealed pending labour board meeting: union

Reading Time: 2 minutes The chance of a possible strike at Cargill’s Case Ready Plant in Calgary is looming large, but it’s not yet clear if workers are headed to the picket lines.



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Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant

June vote will determine if Calgary Cargill workers will echo Cargill Guelph work stoppage

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.







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Railway strike vote dismays farmers  

Grain Growers of Canada calls on railways, workers to resolve their differences 

Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain Growers of Canada is sounding the alarm over a potential strike by workers at both of the country’s major railways.