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Rogers Sugar seeks mediation to end strike

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Nov, 2023 05:20 PM

Rogers Sugar Inc. says it has asked for mediation to help bring an end to an eight-week long strike at its Vancouver refinery.

The company says it has applied to the British Columbia Labour Relations Board for mediation to help it reach a new collective agreement with the 138 workers who have been off the job since Sept. 28.

The importance of this statement from Rogers Sugar’s CFO cannot be overstated.

In a single paragraph, he conceded that the company doesn’t need 24/7/365 production in its Vancouver plant.

This being the case, we ask them to bargain in good faith & get everyone back to work. pic.twitter.com/3VLPiKo2bh
— Rogers Sugar Strike Watch (@SugarStrike2023) November 21, 2023

The company says the union, the Public and Private Workers of Canada Local 8, has accepted mediation.

The Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver is one of only three large sugar refineries in the country that processes imported cane sugar.

The strike at the Vancouver facility has led to supply disruptions on grocery store shelves across Western Canada and caused difficulties for bakers and other small businesses that rely on sugar.

Rogers Sugar has apologized for the supply shortages and says it is using other facilities to help supply its Western Canadian customers.

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