Agriculture Union

Founded1960

HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario

Location

Canada

Members8,000 (2012)^[1]

Agriculture Union
Agriculture Union

Founded	1960
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Location	Canada
Members	8,000 (2012)^[1]
Key people	Milton Dyck, president
Affiliations	Public Service Alliance of Canada
Website	www.agrunion.com

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:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, including
- Agri-Environment Services Branch
- Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal
- Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian Dairy Commission
Public Service Commission
Department of National Defence (language training)
Canada School of Public Service

COVID-19

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]

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]

Executive

2021-2023 Term

Milton Dyck, President
Patrick St-Georges, 1st National Executive Vice President
Randy Olynyk, 2nd National Executive Vice President
Dorothy McRae, 3rd National Executive Vice President
Audrey St-Germain, 4th National Executive Vice President

References

↑ Membership info from Agriculture Union web site -
↑ Andrew Stewart obituary, http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-315275-andrew-stewart.html
↑ "Food inspectors could face sanctions if they refuse reassignment to COVID-19-infected meat plants, union told". CBC. 11 May 2020.

v t e Public Service Alliance of Canada
Components	Agriculture Union Canada Employment and Immigration Union Customs and Immigration Union Government Services Union Nunavut Employees Union Union of Canadian Transportation Employees Union of Health and Environment Workers Union of National Defence Employees Union of National Employees Union of Northern Workers Union of Postal Communications Employees Union of Safety and Justice Employees Union of Taxation Employees Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees Yukon Employees Union
Presidents	Claude Edwards Andy Steward Pierre Samson Daryl Bean Nycole Turmel John Gordon Robyn Benson Chris Aylward Sharon DeSousa
Other	Public Service Alliance of Canada Building

v t e Canadian Labour Congress
Provincial and territorial federations	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest/Nunavut Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon
National affiliates	ACPA ACTRA BCTF CAPE CFNU COPE CPAA CUPE CUPW DGC ETFO NUCAUT NUPGE OECTA OSSTF PIPSC PSAC
International affiliates	AFM ALPA ATU AWIU BAC BCTGM Boilermakers CWA Laborers IAFF IAM IATSE IBEW IFPTE ILA ILWU IPP Ironworkers IUOE IUPAT OPEIU SEIU WUCC SIU SMART UA UAW UFCW UMW UNITE HERE USW
Presidents	Claude Jodoin (1956–1966) Donald MacDonald (1967–1974) Joe Morris (1974–1978) Dennis McDermott (1978–1986) Shirley Carr (1986–1992) Bob White (1992–1999) Ken Georgetti (1999–2014) Hassan Yussuff (2014–2021) Bea Bruske (2021–present)
See also	Canadian Congress of Labour International Labor Communications Association One Big Union Trades and Labor Congress Union Retirees Workers' Unity League

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