Laid-off hemp hearts workers are 'knocking on the hearts of the company'
Former Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods workers gathered Thursday to speak out about how the company laid them off after they voted on whether to form a union.
The company let 19 workers go on Nov. 18, two weeks after the vote.
Workers who were laid off from Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods have filed a complaint with the Manitoba Labour Board arguing the company tried to interfere with employees' efforts for form a union. (CBC)
Reggie Marco, who said he has worked at the company for more than 3½ years, said most of those laid off had signed cards in favour of the union.
"It's really sad because now Christmas is nearing and the families of the affected workers are also sacrificed," he said.
"Some of us are depressed. And what we want is to raise our
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