Food Safety First – Syndicat Agriculture Union

new podcast episode on food safety first

20/05/2026 | Union News

The National President and 1st V-P of the Agriculture Union, Milton Dyck and Patrick St-Georges, recently joined the Union of Safety and Justice Employees’ (USJE) podcast “The Union Safety Net”. Milton and Pat were special guests in studio to talk...

As food safety crisis looms, workers launch campaign to protect food inspectors and agricultural science

19/05/2026 | News Release, Union News

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...

Agriculture Union Applauds Government Announcement to Cancel Plans to Close critical Food Allergy Lab

24/04/2026 | News Release, Union News

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...

Jobs cuts at CFIA will lead to a food safety crisis in Canada

28/01/2026 | News Release, Union News

For Immediate Release Ottawa, January 28, 2026 – Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced sweeping job cuts as part of a government-wide expenditure review ordered by Mark Carney. The Agriculture Union categorically denounces these cuts,...

new podcast episode on food safety first

As food safety crisis looms, workers launch campaign to protect food inspectors and agricultural science

Agriculture Union Applauds Government Announcement to Cancel Plans to Close critical Food Allergy Lab

Jobs cuts at CFIA will lead to a food safety crisis in Canada

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