Jordan McEachern – Cargill Watson Foods

Jordan McEachern

Jordan McEachern – Cargill Watson Foods

Jordan is a unionized Industrial Food worker at Cargill Watson Foods in Guelph. Jordan has held many positions such as order picker, cooler slotter, box and tote loader and currently palletizer forklift. Jordan says that he knows the benefits of belonging to a Union and things like job security, being able to negotiate a better deal for everyone and the fact that the employer must follow seniority are just a few of them.

 

Jordan has been a steward for more than two years and says he took on the role to assist his other members in knowing their rights and to ensure everyone is treated fairly. fellow members. Jordan says the best part of the role is learning more about the collective agreement and gaining a greater understanding of it. He believes the biggest challenge is the differing opinions when it comes to the interpretation of the CBA language.