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UFCW: Tyson rivals Smithfield in its disregard for workers
June 26, 2020LOGANSPORT, Ind.—The now-infamous Smithfield pork production plant in South Dakota apparently has a “rival” of sorts among food processing factories that have become coronavirus pandemic hotspots. Welcome to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport,...
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As COVID-19 rages, America’s meatpacking workers battle for their lives
June 26, 2020Their sons and daughters, the Children of Smithfield, organize to save their parents, their children, and themselves.
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On California’s November ballot: Restoring affirmative action, letting parolees vote
June 26, 2020Though both measures needed to pass each house of the state legislature by a two-thirds majority, voters can approve them with a simple majority in November.
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Federal authorities say ‘no hate crime’ in NASCAR noose incident
June 25, 2020“The news has disturbed us all, and of course we want justice and know who and why."
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Obamacare upgrade: House Democrats roll out Affordable Care Act improvements bill
June 25, 2020Opinion polls show majority support for Medicare For All. That’s not what House Democratic leaders unveiled; instead they pledged to improve the ACA.
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