| Agriculture Union | |
| Location Country: | Canada |
| Affiliation: | Public Service Alliance of Canada |
| Members: | 8,000 (2012)[1] |
| Full Name: | Agriculture Union |
| Founded: | 1960 |
| Headquarters: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Key People: | Milton Dyck, president |
| Website: | www.agrunion.com |
Agriculture Union should not be confused with Agricultural Union.
The Agriculture Union is an affiliate of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). It has more than 8,000 members who work for Canadian federal government departments and agencies such as the:
In 1960 the Canada Agriculture National Employees' Association (CANEA), a national organization, was created to represent Canada Agriculture employees across Canada. In 1967, the CANEA became the newly formed Agriculture Union of the PSAC. The new Agriculture Union became one of the 16 founding staffing associations, representing almost 40 occupational groups, at the Presidents' Conference on Unity which negotiated a merger to form the PSAC.[2]
See main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the meat industry in Canada. On 11 May 2020, the embedded inspectors at slaughterhouses (as represented by the AU) said that CFIA management is "threatening disciplinary action against employees who refuse to be reassigned to work at COVID-19-infected meat plants", while Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland said that "those who feel unsafe won't be forced back to work."[3]
2021-2023 Term