UFCW - Local 832
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United Food & Commercial Workers
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October 27th, 2011
UFCW Local 832 Wins Improvement Order against Granny’s Poultry
Three-year battle with company garners improvements for workers health and safety.
Meetings are being held on October 28 for UFCW Local 832 members working at Granny’s Poultry in Blumenort to inform them of an Improvement Order that was issued against Granny’s by the Workplace Safety and Health Division.
For years, workers have been complaining of respiratory issues and poor air quality at the poultry plant in the Turkey Evisceration Area. The health and safety committee regularly tried to investigate the problem, but management refused to cooperate. After the company continually denied the complaints, the union hired an Occupational Hygienist to investigate the issues and, along with reports of studies of poultry plants in the United States on similar issues, a complaint was made to the Provincial Health and Safety Division.
The Division has issued an improvement order that must be complied with by November 18, 2011. “The health and safety committee at Granny’s Poultry along with our union representatives worked tirelessly on this complaint to make sure the company protected our members. For too long the company ignored the health concerns and by this improvement order, will now be forced to ensure the safety of its workers,” stated UFCW Local 832 President, Jeff Traeger.
UFCW Local 832 represents over 500 members working at Granny’s Poultry.