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Court favours bargaining rights for farm workers; province considers next steps

It’s the fifth time in recent years that the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada has argued in the courts that Ontario farm workers should have the right to bargain collectively, a union’s key strength. This time around, justices with the Ontario Appeal Court agree. But the fight’s not over yet, says a representative of the provincial agriculture community’s Labour Issues Coordinating Committee.

Pigeon kill begins

Most growers still haven’t decided what to do since founder Arlan Galbraith walked away from Pigeon King International two weeks ago. Some however have already hired two Ontario companies that have stepped in to help the farming community deal humanely and efficiently with hundreds of thousands of unwanted pigeons left behind