Members at High Liner Foods ratify collective agreement

Dozens of members of Local 1944 seated in a meeting hall.
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Unifor Local 1944 members voted in favour of a three-year agreement at High Liner Foods. The agreement was ratified on September 8th  and covers 247 members in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

“The bargaining unit has worked hard to get a deal that represents workers’ best interests and is fair and equitable,” said Trevor Banfield, President, Unifor Local 1944.

Highlights include:

  • Wage increases of 2 percent in each year
  • Maintaining  the Defined Benefits pension

High Liner Foods sells branded products to restaurants and institutions, and is a major supplier of frozen seafood products to North American food retailers and foodservice distributors.