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The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.
Saskatchewan NDP labour critic Carla Beck demanded on Tuesday that the province deploy some of its stockpile of rapid tests to Prairie Pride Natural Foods Inc., where an outbreak was declared Feb. 19.
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“Slow government responses to workplace outbreaks put workers at risk and only helps the virus spread,” Beck said in a release.
WINNIPEG Five Manitoba meat processing plants are among 24 plants across the country that are receiving funding from the federal government. On Tuesday, the federal Liberals announced $7.8 million in supports for the meat processing plants through the Emergency Processing Fund. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many challenges for the food processing industry, in particular for meat processing plants of all sizes, said Marie-Claude Bibeau. The hard-working women and men in this industry continue to step up to ensure Canadians have high-quality food on their plates, the minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food said in a news release. The plants in Manitoba receiving the funding include:
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The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.
Saskatchewan NDP labour critic Carla Beck demanded on Tuesday that the province deploy some of its stockpile of rapid tests to Prairie Pride Natural Foods Inc., where an outbreak was declared Feb. 19.
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“Slow government responses to workplace outbreaks put workers at risk and only helps the virus spread,” Beck said in a release.
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