The AFL-CIO held its 30th convention in Minneapolis, where less than a week later, several unionists were arrested for their anti-ICE resistance. Minnesota unionists say now is the time to translate AFL-CIO recognition into concrete support.
The lack of antitrust action has destroyed an iconic Wisconsin industry and the jobs of its packinghouse workers. The end of Cargill is a canary in the coal mine for the U.S. economy.
Barbara Kopple’s films Harlan County USA and American Dream captured labor struggle as it was happening: on picket lines, inside unions, and under pressure. Decades later, both remain some of the finest labor documentaries ever made.
Meatpacking workers face an uphill battle as they fight for better conditions. Union density in the industry has fallen precipitously. Up to 90 percent of meatpacking workers belonged to unions in the postwar era, but only 15 percent did by 2019.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) filed suit against Tuson Foods claiming it is making “unsubstantiated environmental claims” about its products – known colloquially as greenwashing.
A poultry worker and union steward in Minnesota shares her thoughts on the fight to protect immigrant workers: "Whether you are undocumented or not, we cannot suffer in silence. We cannot let people violate our rights."
The essential workers who fought for their lives during the pandemic are now fighting for a union.
An Iowa bill would allow kids young as 14 to work in meatpacking plants. Our investigation sheds light on its corrupt origins.
Newly released documents reveal that the meatpacking industry’s callousness toward the health of its workers and its influence over the Trump administration were far greater than previously known.
Waterloo was the site of a historic battle for labor rights and racial justice. But as the meatpacking industry changed, the workforce lost its power and was primed for an outbreak. This is how we got here.
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