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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Cases and deaths from COVID-19 among workers at the leading U.S. meatpacking plants were three times as high as previously...

Below is additional reporting on the COVID-19 cases at packing plants from the Associated Press. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A U.S. House report says at least ...

By Leah Douglas

Below is additional reporting on the COVID-19 cases at packing plants from the Associated Press. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A U.S. House report says at least ...

The report found much more people in the industry were infected with the virus than previously thought.

The company is appealing citations from state regulators alleging it failed to communicate with workers about COVID-19 infections, outbreaks and deaths, among other violations, at a Foster Farms' plant in Fresno. A Cal/OSHA investigation found employees who died or were hospitalized likely were exposed to the coronavirus at work.

Researchers are finding that when pulverized rock is applied to agricultural fields, the soil pulls far more carbon from the air and crop yields increase. More studies are underway, but some scientists say this method shows significant benefits for farmers and the climate.

Some Republicans buck bill for farmworkers to get legal status ‘Reconciliation is always a possibility,’ a Senate leader says July 23, 2021 11:48 AM By Megan U. Boyanton Top Democrats are weighing a pathway to bypass Republicans and revamp the immigration system for farmworkers to alleviate a labor shortage exacerbated by heat waves and pandemic-related dislocations. Labor activists and agriculture industry groups are working together to push through the Farm Workforce Mod...

A timeline of the COVID-19 meatpacking disaster: How the ruling class conspired to keep plants open The World Socialist Web Site urges meatpacking workers to get in touch with us to share news tips, comments and stories of working conditions in your plant, and to learn how to build a rank-and-file committee of workers. Your privacy is of utmost importance and any information given will be kept anonymous. today. Two new revelations made public in the last week have unearthed a vast conspiracy o...

In rushing to propose a new tentative agreement, the UFCW is hoping to blunt the outbreak of a new strike, which would link up with the growing wave of strikes across the United States.