WORKERS AT WORLD'S LARGEST PORK PLANT RATIFY FIRST-EVER UNION CONTRACT

(TAR HEEL NC)—Five Thousand workers at the world’s largest pork processing plant have their first-ever union contract, after an overwhelming 84-percent majority of workers ratified the agreement over a two-day vote. Members of UFCW Local 1208 will join more than 10,000 other Smithfield workers, and more than 240,000 others who work in the meat packing and food processing industry who have a UFCW union contract.  

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National Commission Condemns Workplace Immigration Raids

A National Commission investigating immigration enforcement under the Bush Administration released a comprehensive new report today documenting the devastation and destruction that immigration raids had on families, workplaces and communities across the country.

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CONAGRA TO ADD JOBS AT FROZEN MEALS PLANT

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM TAKES COURAGE

 

SMITHFIELD TAR HEEL WORKERS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

 

CONGRESS SHOULD MAKE SURE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS BACK OFF BUSH ERA ROUND- EM'- UP POLICY

 

FOR SIX DECADES, THE MEAT PROCESSOR HELPED MAKE SOUTH ST. PAUL A CENTER OF COMMERCE, TOUGH CHARACTERS AND POWERFUL SMELLS

 

 PANEL SLAMS US OVER IMMIGRATION RAID TACTICS

 

 REPORT RIPS ICE'S HANDLING OF 'ABUSIVE' RAIDS

 

 UNION DESCRIBES IMPACT OF ICE RAIDS

 

 GAS-LINE VENT IS SUSPECT AT CONAGRA PLANT

 

 VILSACK LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP PORK INDUSTRY

 

 CONAGRA MAKES ALTERNATE PRODUCTION PLANS FOR SLIM JIM PRODUCTS

 

 NATIONAL COMMISSION ISSUES REPORT, CONDEMNS WORKPLACE IMMIGRATION RAIDS

 

 PILGRIM'S HAS MAY PROFIT, NO MORE PRODUCTION CUTS

 

 TYSON FINED $500K BY OSHA OVER WORKER DEATH

 

 NATURAL-GAS LEAK LINKED TO EXPLOSION

 

 VIDEO: AFTER EXPLOSION, CONAGRA TO CONTINUE PAYING EMPLOYEES

 

 CONAGRA TO CONTINUE PAYING EMPLOYEES; HOPES TO REBUILD PLANT

 

 CONAGRA PLANT EXPLOSION

 

  PACKER CONTRACTS UNDER REVIEW


  PANEL TO CONSIDER IMMIGRANTS' EFFECT ON ECONOMY


  OBAMA CHANGING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

 

  LOCAL 1776 MEMBERS RATIFY CONTRACT WITH CITTERIO

 

  SWIFT PLANS UPGRADE FOR MEATPACKING PLANT

 

  NO HOG HEAVEN HERE: ECONOMIST

 

  INTERVIEW OF TOM VILSACK,   SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

 

  HORMEL ON LOOK-OUT FOR ACQUISITIONS