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Cargill Dunlop workers ratify collective agreementUnionized members at the facility in Guelph ratified a collective agreement on the weekend and workers will return to work on Monday. The agreement ends the 41-day strike.EconomyJul 8
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Cargill workers set to vote on tentative agreement SaturdayAlthough a tentative deal has been reached between Cargill and the union representing the employees at the Guelph facility, workers will stay on the picket lines this weekend.CanadaJul 4
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Nearly 1,000 Cargill workers in Guelph, Ont. on strikeAs a vote was held on Sunday, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 175 rejected a negotiated settlement. Workers have been on the picket lines since Monday.EconomyMay 28
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Coronavirus: Animal activists protest working conditions at Cargill meat-packing plantActivists gathered outside the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., on Saturday, protesting working conditions they call unsafe and exploitative because of the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.HealthMay 30, 2020
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Canada’s meat industry expected to increase safety measures amid COVID-19Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council, says $77.5 million earmarked by Ottawa for the food-processing industry will be used for future changes to plants, not to pay for measures already put in place.HealthMay 23, 2020
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2nd death at Cargill prompts calls from Alberta NDP, union to shut down meat plantAlberta's Opposition NDP, along with union leaders, is calling on the province to shut down a Cargill meat-packing plant so it can be determined whether the company is meeting legal obligations to involve workers in safety concerns.HealthMay 11, 2020
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Canada’s food industry leaders say $252M aid falls short of need amid COVID-19"Our industry is already one of razor-thin margins," the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said.CanadaMay 5, 2020
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Coronavirus may cause temporary meat shortages. But higher prices will last longerLockdown measures and stay-at-home orders have Canadians buying up food items, like meat, at rates that experts say were impossible to predict.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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Diverse communities in Calgary facing discrimination over Cargill’s COVID-19 casesWith concerns growing about COVID-19 outbreaks at Alberta meat plants, so too is a troubling sentiment of racism.HealthApr 29, 2020
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‘Death is so real’: Immigrant group says meat workers afraid after COVID-19 plant closureAn 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
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