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Carrefour’s cold shoulder for South American beef sparks a backlash from Brazil
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Carrefour’s cold shoulder for South American beef sparks a backlash from Brazil

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Supermarket giant Carrefour’s support for French farmers’ protests against a trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur has sparked a strong reaction in Brazil, including a refusal to supply beef to Carrefour stores in Brazil. Though France makes up just a tiny sliver of Brazil’s beef exports, meatpackers worried that Carrefour’s decision …

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The last meatpackers in NYC’s Meatpacking District are getting ready to say goodbye
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The last meatpackers in NYC’s Meatpacking District are getting ready to say goodbye

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping off meat in a loud, smelly corner of Manhattan that New Yorkers called the Meatpacking District. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print John Jobbagy eats at Hector's Cafe & Diner …

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Brazil lawsuits allege direct relationship between meatpackers, deforesters on protected land
1 year ago

Brazil lawsuits allege direct relationship between meatpackers, deforesters on protected land

Associated Press  

JACI-PARANA, Brazil — Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon. Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits for their alleged direct purchase of cattle raised illegally in a protected …

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Smithfield Foods meatpackers approve new union contract
3 years, 6 months ago

Smithfield Foods meatpackers approve new union contract

Associated Press  

— The union representing workers at the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls said Friday its members have voted in favor of a new contract. Union leaders say the new contract sends a message to the meatpacking industry that companies need to recognize the sacrifices its employees made during the coronavirus pandemic. Motley, president of the Union Food and Commercial …

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Farmer John meatpackers demand closing of Vernon plant struck by COVID-19 outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

Farmer John meatpackers demand closing of Vernon plant struck by COVID-19 outbreak

LA Times  

At least 153 workers at the Farmer John plant in Vernon have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The outbreak at the Farmer John plant, a division of Smithfield Foods that produces Dodger Dogs and other pork products, is by far the largest in Los Angeles County to occur outside of a nursing home, prison or other residential setting, according to data …

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Some Meatpackers Question New COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
4 years, 7 months ago

Some Meatpackers Question New COVID-19 Safety Guidelines

NPR  

Some Meatpackers Question New COVID-19 Safety Guidelines toggle caption Christina Stella/NET Radio Thousands of meatpacking workers across the country were recently ordered back to work in plants that have seen massive outbreaks of COVID-19. And while Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has promised the agency is "working round the clock" to implement OSHA's recent pandemic safety guidelines for meatpackers, many are …

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Meatpackers welcome Trump order; others question virus risks
4 years, 8 months ago

Meatpackers welcome Trump order; others question virus risks

Associated Press  

— Big meatpacking companies that have struggled to keep plants running during the coronavirus crisis said Wednesday that they welcomed President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring them to stay open, but unions, some employees and Democrats questioned whether workers could be kept safe. Trump, who consulted with industry leaders before issuing the order, said it would relieve “bottlenecks” that the …

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