A recently published report from the union representing Canadian agricultural workers asks that migrant workers be allowed to become union members.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union published its Status of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada 2023: Special Health & Safety Report on Jan. 29.
The report ends with 12 recommendations, leading off with allowing migrant agricultural workers to either form or join a union, and establish collective bargaining agreements for them.
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