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New Trump rules will make meat processing a lot deadlier

The country’s poultry and swine processing plants, already incredibly dangerous workplaces, are poised to get a green light from the Trump administration to vastly speed up the work. In February, the ...
In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production in meat processing plants—a move advocates say would endanger ...
Concrete barricades blocked the entrance to the Cargill beef plant in Ft. Morgan, Colo., on May 20. About 1,700 workers had been locked out by the company after months of contract negotiations ended ...
The lockout was initiated because continued uncertainty around a potential work stoppage creates challenges for operating ...