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AFL renews call for public inquiry into contaminated meat
Oct 18, 2012

New ownership not enough to restore confidence in ‘Alberta’s brand’ Brooks, AB – The Alberta Federation of Labour and United Food and Commercial Workers are calling on Premier Alison Redford […]

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New beef plant management won’t affect inspection: CFIA
Oct 18, 2012

Food inspectors say a management takeover at the plant at the centre of Canada’s largest beef recall will not impact their decision about if and when the facility can reopen. […]

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Lilydale Foods workers still on strike at Turkey plant
Oct 15, 2012

The country’s beef industry is embattled in controversy and in Edmonton the turkey processing business is joining in the bad press. About 200 workers from the UFCW Local 1118 are […]

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Cleanliness suffers as beef moves too fast at Alberta meat plant shut down over E. coli concerns, union says
Oct 11, 2012

BROOKS, Alta. — The union for workers at an Alberta meat packer shut down over E. coli concerns says the pace of slaughter operations forces workers to take shortcuts around […]

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Union speaking out about food safety concerns at XL Foods
Oct 11, 2012

The union representing workers at the XL Foods facility in Brooks says plant officials are ignoring their concerns about food safety. Doug O’Halloran, president of United Food and Commercial Workers […]

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XL Foods union calls for inquiry as E. coli cases hit 12
Oct 10, 2012

Union holds news conference to discuss safety protocols, meat production expectations The union representing workers at XL Foods Inc. is calling for a public inquiry into the massive beef recallat […]

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