Agricultural labour law challenge on hold
It could be 2010 before an appeal of a court decision to strike down Ontario’s Agricultural Employees Protection Act is heard
Photo: Ken Forth
It could be 2010 before an appeal of a court decision to strike down Ontario’s Agricultural Employees Protection Act is heard
Photo: Ken Forth
The 18-month program aims to help smaller communities share information on how to attract skilled workers
Photo: Mark Wales
As local unemployment rates rise there’s more interest in on-farm jobs but competition from offshore workers remains strong
Farm groups want province to delay the change
Ontario plans to fight a court decision about a law addressing ag workers’ bargaining rights.
Last week, foreign workers at a mushroom farm near Milton were told to pack their bags and return home. The company, Rol-Land Farms Ltd., won’t say why. Some of the workers plan to detail their experiences tomorrow.
“Manitoba has done the right thing,” stated Wayne Hanley, national president of UFCW Canada (United Food and Commercial Workers) in a news release following a late January announcement that Manitoba is changing its labour code to give farm workers several new rights such as a day off, work breaks, vacations and the right to a minimum wage. The changes take effect June 30.