More than 80% of poultry slaughterhouse workers and half of hog processing employees testing faster line speeds are at high risk of developing chronic conditions like arthritis and carpal tunnel ...

Poultry processing is one of the most dangerous jobs ... across the state proudly tout Mary’s Chickens – the line of organic, free-range chickens named for the company’s late president ...

The WARN act, a federal law passed in 1988, requires companies to notify workers in writing before mass layoffs. Specifically, companies with over 100 employees are required to provide a 60-day notice ...

As the Trump administration sets the stage for faster processing speeds at pork and poultry plants, meatpacking workers at ...

Last week, the US Department of Agriculture announced sweeping plans to increase slaughter line speeds at pork and poultry plants ... few dozen chicken and pork processing plants that already ...

and the poultry industry to make positive changes for processing workers. For insight into the challenges facing poultry workers, please explore our interactive site, Lives on the Line, or read our ...

The company operates four poultry processing plants in Cuéllar, Málaga, Tudela and Rafelbuñol, according to its website. Uvesa also has hatcheries in Tudela, Burgos and Puerto Génil.

The phrase refers to the use of chlorine in poultry processing plants after the birds have been slaughtered in order to cut down on harmful bacteria that are frequent sources of food-borne illness ...

Current line speeds run up to 140 birds per minute for poultry and 1,106 hogs per hour for swine, but some plants can operate at faster speeds through May 15 and were the basis for the USDA studies.