Nadeau Poultry Unable to Rehire Majority of Laid Off Workers as Result of
Olymel/Westco Proposal
ST. FRANCOIS DE MADAWASKA, NB,
Nadeau Poultry manager Yves Landry is disappointed the Government of
Landry said Olymel/Westco's proposal is to have Nadeau to "custom kill" only. The majority of jobs involved preparation, packing, maintenance, sanitation, and selling, processing tasks Nadeau was responsible for prior to Olymel/Westco moving almost 80 per cent of New Brunswick-grown chickens out of the province. "All of those roles and the jobs associated with them would be moved to
Landry indicated surprise as well at the government's refusal to intervene: "The government's release cited an objective analysis of the industry that concluded requiring chicken produced in the province to be processed at the Nadeau plant would warrant the level of employment it had prior to the layoffs:" Clearly, said Landry, the Order was meant to restore the level of employment prior to the live chickens going to
Landry indicated the company appreciated the government's offer to mediate negotiations and confirmed that Nadeau had sent a letter to the Department indicating its willingness to discuss Olymel/Westco's proposal (
For further information: Yves Landry, Manager, Nadeau Poultry Farms Ltd., (506) 992-2192
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