Collective bargaining deal reached in Quebec slaughterhouse labour dispute

MONTREAL — A labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City that resulted in more than one million chickens being euthanized has come to an end. 

Workers at the Exceldor co-operative in St-Ansèlme, Que., voted 66 per cent in favour of a deal submitted by mediator-conciliators with the province’s Labour Ministry today.

More than 500 workers at the slaughterhouse have been without a contract since July 2020 and have been on strike since May 23, with salaries and working conditions emerging as key sticking points.

The union also levelled allegations of a toxic work environment at the facility.