Commentary | April 17, 2018

High-speed pig slaughter will be disastrous for everyone involved

Via: The Guardian

A new rule in the US would eliminate food inspectors and lift limits on how quickly pigs can be killed.(…)

Blog | February 26, 2018

HB 2 Will Take Money Out of Injured Workers’ Pockets

Via: Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Kentucky HB2 would hurt Kentucky’s workers, their families, and their communities.

News Releases | January 30, 2018

SOTU: The State of America’s Workers, One Year Later

This administration has repeatedly proven that the promise President Trump made in his inaugural address was empty rhetoric.

News Releases | January 30, 2018

USDA Rejects Poultry Industry Petition to Speed Up Factory Lines

The industry’s petition would have endangered the health of consumers and the safety of hundreds of thousands of workers.

Commentary | January 28, 2018

No Obfuscation If You Keep to the Facts on Poultry Line Speeds

Via: Food Safety News

Parsing words and bending facts will have real victims: consumers and workers.

News Releases | January 19, 2018

USDA Proposal to Increase Hog Processing Line Speeds Endangers Workers and Consumers

The Trump administration is perfectly willing to sacrifice workers’ health for the sake of corporate profits.

Press Clips | December 14, 2017

Mississippi Worker Injury Rate, Compensation Among Worst in Nation: Report

Via: Clarion Ledger

Mississippi has one of the worst injury rates in the country, according to a new report.

News Releases | December 14, 2017

Report: Mississippi Workers Are Dying on the Job at One of the Highest Rates in the Nation

Mississippi has one of the highest on-the-job fatality rates, but the lowest workers’ compensation benefits of any state.

News Releases | December 7, 2017

NELP Applauds GAO Report on Workplace Hazards in Meat and Poultry Industry

The report confirms that dangerous working conditions persist in the nation’s meat and poultry industry.

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