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A potential strike at JBS’ flagship beef plant in Greeley, Colo., has become the latest flashpoint in a meatpacking industry seeing renewed labor pressure. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 recently began registering in preparation for a possible strike after negotiations with JBS failed to produce a new labor contract. The […]
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American family farmers sometimes look to Europe to see what might be coming down the pipeline in terms of animal activism. The latest news is encouraging. KFC, Popeyes, Nando’s, and other major brands in the UK have abandoned the so-called “Better Chicken Commitment,” a corporate campaign run by animal rights extremists. The campaign demanded restaurants […]
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The Meat Institute sharply criticized legislation proposed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, warning the measure would disrupt the meatpacking industry, reduce jobs and raise prices for consumers. Schumer’s proposal, the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, would require meat companies that process multiple species to divest operations and focus on only one species, a...
A wage-and-hour lawsuit filed against Koch Meat Co. Inc., doing business as Koch Foods, was voluntarily dismissed in federal court, the company said. The case, brought by former hourly employee Elmana Botembe, had alleged the poultry processor failed to properly calculate overtime pay by excluding certain bonus compensation from workers’ regular rate of pay. The […]
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Pork processor Canada Packers, which was spun off last year from Canadian meat giant Maple Leaf Foods, reported a soft fourth quarter to finish a strong fiscal 2025, according to its latest earnings report. For the fourth quarter ending Dec. 27, adjusted operating earnings of C$34.5 million were nearly level with the year-ago quarter. For […]
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