Cargill Dunlop tentative settlement reached: Member meeting information

To all Members of UFCW Local 175 at Cargill Dunlop

On July 2, 2024, your Union Negotiating Committee reached a new negotiated Memorandum of Settlement with Cargill.

Please see the schedule below for meeting information.

In the meantime, picket duties will continue. Please attend your assigned picket shifts.

The Union will be having information sessions for all members as follows:

Friday, July 5, 2024 – Information Sessions

• Group #1 – Picketers pages 1 – 10 are scheduled to meet at 9:00 a.m.
• Group #2 – Picketers pages 11 – 20 are scheduled to meet at 11:00 a.m.
• Group #3 – Picketers pages 21 – 30 are scheduled to meet at 1:00 p.m.
• Group #4 – Picketers pages 31 – 47 are scheduled to meet at 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 6, 2024 – Ratification Vote

Voting on the negotiated settlement will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Members can vote anytime between 10:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6.

Ballots will be counted at 4:00 p.m.

Location of all meetings

            Royal Canadian Legion

            57 Watson Parkway South

Members with questions or concerns in the meantime should speak to their Picket Captains, Stewards, or Union Representative.

“After meeting in mediation with the company, the Union Negotiating Committee was able to achieve a negotiated settlement for the 960 members at Cargill Dunlop,” said Kelly Tosato, President of UFCW Local 175. “The terms of that settlement will be presented to the members on Friday with a vote to follow on Saturday. It is up to the members to decide whether those terms are acceptable. And while we certainly hope this strike can be resolved amicably, the Union will continue to support the democratic vote of our members no matter the outcome.”

The 960 members of UFCW Local 175 at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph have been on strike since 12:01 a.m. May 27, 2024. Pickets have been running all day every day since the strike began.

No further information will be made available to media at this time.

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