Workers at Sollio Agriculture build better life – UFCW 864

Truro, N.S. – July 4, 2025 – UFCW Eastern Provinces Council Local 864 members at Sollio Agriculture in Truro have ratified a new three-year agreement with improvements including substantial wage increases and cost-of-living language.
Workers will receive a 20.25 per cent wage increase over the course of the contract, including 13.25 per cent in year one, as well as a $500 signing bonus.
Additionally, implementing cost-of-living allowance language based on the consumer price index will allow wages to continue to increase beyond the agreement should inflation continue to skyrocket.
Other improvements include additions to education funds, boot allowance increase, shift premiums, and additional paid holidays.
Read more about the collective bargaining victory at Sollio Agriculture.
UFCW Local 864 is a private-sector labour union representing workers at Cavendish Farms, Atlantic Beef, UPEI, ADL, Beach Point Processing, and O’Leary Co-op. Local 864, along with Locals 1252 and 1288P, makes up the UFCW Eastern Provinces Council which represents over 5,000 workers across Atlantic Canada.
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