Meatpackers union argues Cargill undermined efforts in outbreak
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Cargill Inc. is facing accusations at a Canadian hearing that it undermined union leaders trying to protect workers at an Alberta beef plant during one of the industryâs worst Covid-19 outbreaks.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 is making its case as hearings continue this week with the Alberta Labour Relations Board, days after a police investigation into a COVID-19 death of a plant employee last May brought renewed attention to Cargillâs actions during last yearâs outbreak at its High River facility. Hearings with the provincial agency started in the middle of last year.
Worker missing after bulldozer falls through icy pond at Suncor oil sands plant
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Suncor suspends mine operations at Fort Hills facility after fatal collision
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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Two workers were killed in a vehicle collision at Suncor Energy’s Fort Hills oil sands mine in northern Alberta, a Suncor spokeswoman said on Wednesday, prompting the company to halt mine operations while an investigation was underway.
A bulldozer hit a light vehicle truck at around 5:30 p.m. local time on Monday, resulting in the death of two workers employed by Clearstream, which provides mining services at Fort Hills, Suncor said.
“Mine operations have been stood down while the investigation is underway and the rest of the site is focused on critical work only,” Suncor spokeswoman Jennifer Lomas said.
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Two people have died in a workplace accident at the Fort Hills oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, a statement from Suncor says a bulldozer hit a light vehicle truck at the site.
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Two workers from ClearStream Energy were killed in the accident. A 29-year-old man from Bloomfield, Nfld. driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, as was a 28-year-old Calgary woman. The driver of the bulldozer, a 58-year-old man from Fort McMurray, was not injured. The names of the victims have not been released by either company.