Agency cites poultry processor for worker safety violations
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued over 20 citations to Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest […]
No Relief: New Study shows Poultry Workers regularly denied Bathroom Breaks
While meatpacking and poultry workers have to deal with crippling work speeds every day that cause high rates of devastating
Yet another worker survey reveals crippling conditions and abuse in poultry plants
The Northwest Arkansas Workers’ Justice Center (NWAWJC) recently released a superb report on Arkansas’ poultry industry called “Wages and Working Conditions
Appleseed joins Supreme Court brief on deferred action
Earlier this week, Nebraska Appleseed joined a coalition of 224 immigration, civil rights, labor, and social service groups to file
Tell large chicken companies that workers deserve safe conditions, fair pay
Oxfam America has recently released an expansive and troubling report on America’s poultry industry entitled “Lives on the Line: The
More evidence work speed takes crippling toll on meatpacking and poultry workers
Earlier this month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a study of a Maryland poultry plant
Appleseed joins legal support for administrative relief to keep families together
This week, Nebraska Appleseed joined more than 150 civil rights, labor, and immigration advocacy groups in an amicus brief urging
Workers’ compensation cuts are putting injured workers into poverty
Last Wednesday, ProPublica and NPR launched a detailed and extensive series on the troubling trend of states reducing workers’ compensation
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The Nation highlights the costs of massive work speed ups
For those following the longstanding problems of high injury rates and relentless work speeds in meat and poultry processing, this
Immigrants & Communities
Federal investigation reveals plant routinely exposed workers to serious injuries
Yesterday, OSHA issued 11 serious safety and health citations to Wayne Farms, resulting in fines over $100,000. The agency found
