U.S. court slams brakes on Trump-era hog slaughter line speed rule; union cheers

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Source: Reuters

COMMODITIES NEWS
MARCH 31, 2021 8:14 PM UPDATED 18 MINUTES AGO

By Karl Plume 3 MIN READ

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The largest U.S. meatpacking union celebrated a victory in federal court on Wednesday that it said invalidated a Trump-era rule allowing hog slaughter plants to run without line speed limits.

A lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and three of its local chapters had challenged the 2019 rule change, arguing that faster slaughter speeds undermined worker safety.

The ruling from a federal judge in Minnesota will likely be criticized by the U.S. pork industry as it tries to rebuild supplies of meat after COVID-19 outbreaks shuttered slaughterhouses last spring.

Reporting by Karl Plume in Chicago; Editing by Leslie Adler

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pork/u-s-court-slams-brakes-on-trump-era-hog-slaughter-line-speed-rule-union-cheers-idUSKBN2BO3Q2?il=0

[Karadeniz]

1. I hated their sped up agenda when they started it...in addition to hating slaughter of animals. But

Not necessary to slaughter human body parts, too.

[hadEnuf]

2. Corporates Republicans hate worker safety laws.

Cheap labor in shitty conditions is their hallmark.