Judge rejects pork plants speed up
Josh Funk Associated Press
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A federal judge has thrown out a rule allowing pork plants to speed up production lines because the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn’t properly consider the risks to workers before the rule was issued in 2019. Union officials praised the ruling because they say faster line speeds at pork plants increase the risk of injuries for workers.Michael Conroy | AP
A federal judge has thrown out a rule allowing pork plants to speed up production lines because the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn’t properly consider the risks to workers.
From pension help to federal regulations, unions welcome the Biden Administration
Comes as various labor battles continue across Capital Region
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Unions are encouraged and pleased so far with how the Biden Administration is treating them.SAUL LOEB/Getty
ROTTERDAM Tom Baum and about 16,000 other retired Teamsters got some good news recently. The 29 percent pension cut they suffered three and a half years ago is being restored as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan designed to pull the nation’s economy out of the economic mess created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The massive Rescue Plan contains $82 billion to help shore up pensions in general.