The union representing workers at the Cargill Ltd. meatpacking plant in High River, Alta., issued a scathing note to members late Sunday after marathon talks with the company failed to reach a deal to postpone the plant’s reopening.
The plant is set to reopen Monday, two weeks after Cargill paused operations in the wake of what became the largest COVID-19 outbreak in Canada, with nearly half of its 2,000 employees testing positive for the virus.
The union, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401, has been engaged in an intense campaign to stop the reopening. Negotiations with Cargill pushed late into Sunday evening, but a resolution was not reached, the union said.
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