One of the ugliest fights for worker justice has taken place in Tar Heel, North Carolina, which is about 80 miles south of Raleigh. For 17 years, thousands of workers, who labor under some pretty brutal conditions in the largest pork processing plant, have sought a modicum of justice and dignity. And they just […]
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Victory At Smithfield: An Independence Day Symbol
Posted on 03 July 2009.
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Talk About Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
Posted on 07 February 2008.
Or the pot calling the kettle black…Smithfield Foods, one of the most abusive employers and labor-law breakers in the country, is suing the United Food & Commercial Workers for…racketeering! I had known about this suit but was reminded of it yesterday because of Adam Liptak’s good piece in The New York Times. Smithfield Foods, […]
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Talk About Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
Posted on 07 February 2008.
Or the pot calling the kettle black…Smithfield Foods, one of the most abusive employers and labor-law breakers in the country, is suing the United Food & Commercial Workers for…racketeering! I had known about this suit but was reminded of it yesterday because of Adam Liptak’s good piece in The New York Times. Smithfield Foods, […]
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