A final offer was presented to workers at Highbury Canco in Leamington, and it was rejected. Now 405 full-time workers, who are represented by Local 175 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW), began to strike at 12:01 a.m. on Monday.
A final contract offer from Leamington-based food processor Highbury Canco was shot down by workers Saturday afternoon, sending hundreds of workers to the picket line Monday morning.
A federal government plan to increase the number of foreign workers may boost the labour pool for London’s growing agri-food sector, just as it needs it.