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Workers Union Opposes Line Speed Waiver Program

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The USDA announced new waivers to increase line speeds in U.S. poultry and pork plants. But Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, which represents over 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern U.S., as well as meatpacking and processing workers in other parts of the country, reacted to the announcement. “Increased line speeds will hurt workers,” Appelbaum said. “It’s not a maybe, it’s a…

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Workers Union Opposes Line Speed Waiver Program

The USDA announced new waivers to increase line speeds in U.S. poultry and pork plants. But Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, which represents over 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern U.S., as well as meatpacking and processing workers in other parts of the country, reacted to the announcement. “Increased line speeds will hurt workers,” Appelbaum said. “It’s not a maybe, it’s a…

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Northern Ag Network broke the news in on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
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