Worker Safety
In win for UFCW workers, USDA dumps Trump pork line speedups
June 2, 2021Biden administration throws in the towel on an experimental line speedup program at pork plants started under Trump.
Read moreKroger closes grocery stores to avoid COVID hazard pay for workers
March 11, 2021One of the most profitable corporations in the United States is threatening grocery workers’ jobs in response to a new coronavirus-era hazard pay requirement.
Read moreHouse panel probes meatpackers’ refusal to protect workers from virus
February 10, 2021Action shows the seriousness with which the new administration is treating worker safety.
Read moreSeis trabajadores mueren en la planta de procesamiento avícola de Georgia
February 2, 2021Las víctimas: José DeJesus Elias-Cabrera, de 45 años, de Gainesville; Corey Alan Murphy, de Clermont, de 35 años; Nelly Perez-Rafael, de Gainesville, de 28 años; Saulo Suarez-Bernal, de 41 años, de Dawsonville; Víctor Vellez de Gainesville,...
Read moreIndia’s food delivery workers strike over drastic cuts in pay
August 25, 2020Food delivery workers say they can’t survive on 20 cents per delivery.
Read more