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Press Release Archives
January-March, 2008
Chao and Osha: Too Little Too Late
The Bush Administration’s Department of Labor in a
Hurricane-Katrina-like response is visiting the Savannah, Georgia, Imperial
Sugar plant today after an explosion more than three weeks ago killed 12
workers and left others critically burned.
FULL STORY
Emergency petition assails OSHA's
refusal to prevent combustible dust and explosion risks
Leading worker organizations today called on the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an
emergency standard on combustible dust.
FULL STORY
UFCW member testifies before Congress on
abuse and misconduct by ICE officials during Swift raids
Mike Graves, a member of UFCW Local
1149, testified today about heavy handed tactics by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) agents who raided the Swift Company packing plant in
Marshalltown, Ia., where he works.
FULL STORY
UFCW fights proposal
threatening health and safety of poultry workers, consumers
USDA’s plan to eliminate maximum line speeds will put workers and consumers
at risk of workplace injuries and food-borne illnesses. The proposed system
also increases the risk of food-borne illnesses by weakening the on-line
poultry inspection process.
FULL STORY
What's the Big Secret? Indiana
Officials Appear to be Hiding Pork Plant Health Risks from Workers
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is deeply
concerned that the state of Indiana is not forthcoming with accurate
information about the location of the worksite in which workers have been
diagnosed with a rare neurological illness.
FULL STORY
Colorado Premium Workers Vote "Yes"
for a Union Voice
Meatpacking workers at Colorado Premium stood strong against
employer intimidation to vote in favor of representation by the
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 on Wednesday,
January 16, 2008.
FULL STORY
Year long effort wins Smithfield workers
paid King holiday
It took a
year, but this Martin Luther King holiday, workers at the
Smithfield plant in Tar Heel, the world's largest pork
processing facility, will celebrate his legacy with a paid
holiday.
FULL STORY
Agriprocessors Slammed by Federal
Court for Illegally Denying Workers a Voice
Workers at
the Agriprocessors distribution center in Brooklyn won a major
victory when the U.S. Court of Appeals ordered the company to
recognize their vote for a union voice at work.
FULL STORY
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