News Releases

May 14, 2008 - Agriculture Union News Release - Grain Commission funding cuts mean higher producer costs: Safety and quality threatened
Conservative government plans to drastically reduce Canadian Grain Commission spending will hurt grain producers and Canada's international reputation for quality.

March 26, 2008 - Agriculture Union News Release - Campaign launched against Conservative Bill that will cost Thunder Bay one hundred jobs
Local Canadian Grain Commission workers and their supporters are launching a campaign to stop legislation that will gut the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) and cost the Thunder Bay area one hundred jobs.

March 25, 2008 - Agriculture Union Media Advisory - Community to call for action with one hundred Thunder Bay jobs on the line
Representatives of the one hundred Thunder Bay area Canadian Grain Commission employees who stand to lose their jobs if new federal legislation is enacted will be joined by political and community representatives to launch a campaign to stand up for Thunder Bay.

March 4, 2008 - Canadian Wheat Board News Release - Government taking back power from farmers
Legislation tabled yesterday in Ottawa to change the Wheat Board Act would cause a transfer of money from farmers to grain companies according to the Canadian Wheat Board.

February 21, 2008 - Agriculture Union/SavemyCWB Joint News Release - Minister, MP's, producers stand up for orderly marketing of grain worth hundreds of millions to Manitoba's economy
Manitoba's Minister of Agriculture joins the Agriculture Union, SaveMyCWB, supporters of the Canadian Wheat Board, and local Winnipeg MPs to urge the federal government to shelves its agenda that will harm the grain economy and producers.

February 1, 2008 - Agriculture Union News Release - Withdraw Conservative bill that threatens Canadian grain producers and valuable exports
Changes to the Canadian Grain Commission will hurt grain producers and ignore the unanimous advice of an all-party House of Commons committee, according to the Agriculture Union.

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