Featured image for - UFCW wins breakthrough agreement with Cargill

UFCW wins breakthrough agreement with Cargill

23/07/2020

Over 7,000 Cargill workers who are members of UFCW Locals 2, 293 and 540 recently ratified strong, new contracts that...

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UFCW calls on U.S. Congress to slow production speeds in meatpacking plants

16/07/2020

The UFCW has called on the U.S. Congress to immediately pass the Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 ACT introduced in...

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Meat and poultry workers in the center of a global coronavirus hotspot

16/05/2020

The North American meat industry, with its giant plants concentrating thousands of workers and intense line speeds, has generated particular...

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Unions demand enforceable safety standards as US President Trump orders meat plants to remain open

02/05/2020

A US executive order issued on April 28 declares meat and poultry processing plants 'critical infrastructure' and enjoins state and...

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UFCW wins agreement on improved protection, conditions at JBS

23/04/2020

Against a background of mass COVID-19 infections of meat processing workers and resulting plant shutdowns, the IUF-affiliated UFCW has reached...