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Beaulieu Canada: final offer rejected by 91%
4 November 2025
Locked out for nearly a month, the 160 employees of Beaulieu Canada gathered today to vote on the employer’s “final” comprehensive offer submitted last Friday.
With 91% of members voting against the proposal, the message could not be clearer: workers categorically reject the employer’s offer.
Beaulieu Canada’s newly appointed CEO, Samuel Akhavan, aimed to make all positions flexible, mobile, and interchangeable, a move that would erase decades of hard-won rights, which employees strongly opposed.
The offer also included unequal wage increases, favoring a small group of employees over the majority of the plant’s workforce.
“If Mr. Akhavan hoped to divide and conquer, he was sorely mistaken. Our members are more united than ever and have shown exemplary solidarity,” said Alexis Roy, union representative for SEU 800.
Attempts to demobilize the workforce have failed. Workers refuse to be treated as mere pawns that management can move around at will, with no regard for their skills or job stability.
“We are proud of today’s turnout: 139 members came out to exercise their right to vote. It’s a clear sign of their commitment and unity,” Roy added.
Following the vote, employees remain locked out, awaiting the next steps. This Friday will mark one month since the employer shut them out of the plant.
“Beaulieu Canada workers have spoken, and they will have our full support moving forward. The productivity the employer seeks cannot come at the expense of our members’ dignity and safety. It’s time for Beaulieu to show flexibility and start listening,” concluded Alexis Roy.