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October 25, 2024 09:28 ET | Source: United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633

Unionized workers at Maple Leaf Courtney Park on strike: Members of UFCW Local 175 reject company offer over wages

Unionized workers at Maple Leaf Courtney Park in Mississauga have rejected a company offer and have hit the picket lines as of 12:01 a.m. on Oct 24, 2024.
March 24, 2020 18:39 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

UFCW members gain wage premiums, more safety protections at Olymel, Cargill, Maple Leaf Foods

TORONTO, March 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s voice of food workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada), is proud to announce that national and local union...
March 23, 2020 13:47 ET | Source: United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633

Cargill & Maple Leaf Foods announce pay premiums: UFCW Locals 175 & 633 urges other employers in the food supply chain and health care to step up now

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Cargill Inc. and Maple Leaf Foods announced a premium pay program for employees at their protein processing plants. These programs...
May 07, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: UFCW Canada Local 1006A

Workers at Maple Leaf Foods Vote 98% in Favour of Strike Action; Plant Set to Close in 2021

TORONTO, May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At a vote held on April 27, UFCW Canada Local 1006A members working at Maple Leaf Foods voted 98% in favour of taking strike action to get a fair contract. ...
November 26, 2018 20:53 ET | Source: UFCW Canada Local 1006A

Maple Leaf Foods consolidating plants: More than 1,400 unionized employees to be affected

TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At a meeting on Monday, November 26, Maple Leaf Foods announced plans to consolidate its Ontario plants by 2022. This consolidation will result in the...