Strike at Maple Leaf Courtney Park

Maple Leaf members end 18-day strike with a new deal ratified by nearly 71%.

The membership at Maple Leaf Courtney Park in Mississauga voted on the new deal on November 10, 2024. The company offer put forward at that meeting was a result of mediation that took place between the parties just a few days earlier.

“The members at Maple Leaf voted to take strike action and now have used their votes to ratify an agreement,” said President Tosato. “Having that power and that voice to choose how you move forward as a collective group is a huge part of what makes being a Union member so important. And as our members return to work, the Union will continue to work on their behalf, enforcing the terms of this new agreement and ensuring their voices continue to be heard.”

Members, whose strike began at 12:01 a.m. on October 24, are now eager for their next round of bargaining in two years where they can pick up the ongoing battle for better wages.

There are 187 members in the bargaining unit at Maple Leaf Courtney Park. At the further processing facility, members make a number of stuffed, battered, and breaded chicken products, as well as some pork and turkey products.

Far too often, an employer's pursuit to increase productivity and maximize profit, comes at the expense of paying workers what they are worth.

The members at Maple Leaf and Mobile Climate showed courage and strength by taking their fights to the picket lines. They are loyal and committed to their jobs, and helped to bring their employers and the connected providers, customers, and consumers, through a pandemic on top of it all.