Cargill High River

• Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71% in favour of contract offer

  The threat of a strike at an Alberta beef processing plant has been averted after workers accepted the owner's latest offer.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2021
  
• ‘A cautious relief:’ COVID-19 vaccinations to begin at two Alberta meat plants

  Both the Cargill plant, near High River south of Calgary, and the JBS Canada facility in Brooks, Alta., were hit hard by outbreaks last year.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2021
  
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• Vaccination clinic at Alberta’s Cargill meat-packing plant postponed

  A COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been postponed at a southern Alberta meat-packing plant, where last year nearly half the workers contracted COVID-19 and two employees died.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2021
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• OHS report finds COVID-19 investigation at Cargill High River plant did not include worker representation

  Cargill has been given until May 18 to complete its investigation with worker participation.

  Health

  May 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Cargill, union to have hearing with Alberta Labour Relations Board next week

  The union representing workers at a Cargill meat plant in Alberta that's the site of a large COVID-19 outbreak will have its concerns listened to by the Alberta Labour Relations Board at a hearing scheduled next week.

  Canada

  May 7, 2020
• Coronavirus: Union calls for more protection for Alberta’s front-line food workers

  "Recent events suggest that food production has been prioritized over protection of workers’ lives."

  Health

  Apr 25, 2020
• ‘Death is so real’: Immigrant group says meat workers afraid after COVID-19 plant closure

  An organization that works with immigrants says the temporary closure of a large slaughterhouse in southern Alberta has left many among its largely Filipino workforce fearful for the future.

  Apr 25, 2020
• Cargill plant shutdown does not mean COVID-19 risk is contained: High River mayor

  "Just because Cargill is shut down now, does not mean the problem is contained or isolated. We're into it here," Snodgrass said.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2020
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• New measures added at High River, Alta., Cargill plant after workers raise coronavirus concerns

  A source provided the audio of the teleconference to Global News, in which employees can be heard raising concerns about safety at the plant.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2020