Union Ratifies Four-Year Collective Agreement with ORMI

TORONTO , Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Organic Resource Management Inc. (TSX: ORI) ("ORMI" or "the Company"), announced today that the hourly employees at its Toronto operation represented by the Labourers International Union of North America , Local 183, ratified a new four-year collective agreement.

On November 7, 2009 , the new collective agreement was ratified by the Toronto membership for a four-year term from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2013 . The collective agreement provides for annual wage increases of 2.0% in the first year, 2.5% in the second and third years and 3% in the fourth year.

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About Organic Resource Management Inc.

Organic Resource Management is Canada's largest provider of vacuum truck services for the collection, processing and recycling of food-related organic residuals. ORMI services in excess of 6,000 regular scheduled commercial, industrial, institutional and residential customers in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. Further information about ORMI may be obtained at the Company's web site at www.ormi.com.

For further information: Organic Resource Management Inc., Charles Buehler, Chairman and CEO, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected], Website: www.ormi.com; The Equicom Group, Glen Williams, Investor Relations, Tel: [phone] ext. 272, Email: [email protected]