As food safety crisis looms, workers launch campaign to protect food inspectors and agricultural science
For Immediate Release Ottawa – May 19, 2026 – Food recalls are up 150%, a federal allergy testing lab is on the chopping block, and seven agricultural research farms—some over a century old—are set to close. Today, federal workers in food inspection and agricultural...
Parliamentary Committee Report Confirms Farm Research Centre Closures Threaten Jobs, Agriculture, and Food Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, May 7, 2026 — The Agriculture Union says a new report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri‑Food confirms what agricultural workers and communities across Canada have been saying for months: planned closures...
Spring Update promises food security while government cuts 600 CFIA employees. The math doesn’t add up
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, April 29, 2026 – The Agriculture Union cautiously welcomes the federal government’s announcement of a National Food Security Strategy in the Spring Economic Update. But the strategy appears incoherent: how can the government commit to...
Agriculture Union Applauds Government Announcement to Cancel Plans to Close critical Food Allergy Lab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa – April 24, 2026 – The Agriculture Union is praising the federal government’s decision to cancel its plans to close the national reference and research centre for food allergens. The union represents 4000 Canadian Food Inspection...
National day of mourning – more than just numbers
1,057 That is the number of Canadian workers who lost their lives in work-related incidents 2023, according to the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (the most recent year for which there are statistics). That is 1,057 people who never came home to...
Photos: A strong canada starts with us
On April 11th, 2026, Agriculture Union members from across Quebec and Ottawa hit the streets of Montreal with PSAC-Quebec for a demonstration outside the Liberal party convention. We made A LOT of noise to pass a clear message to the Carney government – a strong...
Rand campaign results announced
Last fall, the Agriculture Union ran a Rand Campaign, where locals engaged in friendly competition to see who could sign the most union cards. We would like to thank all the 32 locals who participated in this successful campaign, for boosting their fully signed...
Demystifying your collective agreement – term employment
Being a term employee (also known as contract employee) for the federal public service can be stressful. On top of causing financial insecurity and precarity, it can also make some people nervous to stand up for themselves in the workplace and enforce their rights....