A union official says 34 employees are going to lose their jobs at the Windsor Salt Mine in Pugwash.

The official – who did not want to be named – told CBC News the evaporator processor will be shut down by the end of the year. The processor is a part of the fine salt division at the company.

A representative from the company is scheduled to address the workers at a meeting Wednesday afternoon, said the union representative.

The CBC called the company's head office in Montreal, where employees referred questions back to the local plant manager. The manager could not be reached.