Emergency Processing News Today

Article content The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Saskatchewan NDP labour critic Carla Beck demanded on Tuesday that the province deploy some of its stockpile of rapid tests to Prairie Pride Natural Foods Inc., where an outbreak was declared Feb. 19. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Opposition, union leader call f...

  WINNIPEG -- Five Manitoba meat processing plants are among 24 plants across the country that are receiving funding from the federal government. On Tuesday, the federal Liberals announced $7.8 million in supports for the meat processing plants through the Emergency Processing Fund. "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many challenges for the food processing industry, in particular for meat processing plants of all sizes," said Marie-Claude Bibeau. "The hard-working women and men in this ...

Article content The president of a union local representing workers at a Saskatoon chicken processing plant renewed calls for more to be done about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Saskatchewan NDP labour critic Carla Beck demanded on Tuesday that the province deploy some of its stockpile of rapid tests to Prairie Pride Natural Foods Inc., where an outbreak was declared Feb. 19. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Opposition, union leader call for ...

The federal government has announced 7.8 million dollars will be spent to help keep workers safe at prairie me...