Strike ends at Lakeside Packers
14/11/2005
Following 23 days of strike action, Lakeside Packers employees voted to ratify a collective agreement ending their strike against the Brooks, Alberta slaughterhouse and processing facility that began on October 12.
According to a statement relaeased by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the contract was approved by the majority of the workers in a ratification vote held in Brooks, ending a the three-week-old strike that had seen production cease at the plant.
The contract is said to include a number of gains for the workers including wage increases, improvements to short-term disability benefits, union security and grievance procedures, and a requirement that all new hires become members of the union.
Lakeside Packers employs about 2,300 workers and processes about 4,000 head of cattle a day. Lakeside is owned by Arkansas-based Tyson Foods.
According to a statement relaeased by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the contract was approved by the majority of the workers in a ratification vote held in Brooks, ending a the three-week-old strike that had seen production cease at the plant.
The contract is said to include a number of gains for the workers including wage increases, improvements to short-term disability benefits, union security and grievance procedures, and a requirement that all new hires become members of the union.
Lakeside Packers employs about 2,300 workers and processes about 4,000 head of cattle a day. Lakeside is owned by Arkansas-based Tyson Foods.
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