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New Trump rules will make meat processing a lot deadlier

The country’s poultry and swine processing plants, already incredibly dangerous workplaces, are poised to get a green light from the Trump administration to vastly speed up the work. In February, the ...
A recent bill authored by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Cal.) seeks to address the enormous power gap in the meat sector and make processing plants safer for workers. The bill has ...
Wall Meat Processing has locations in both Wall and Rapid City and after receiving a $3.3 million grant from the USDA, they plan to expand and continue their work. Wall Meat Processing started to ...
Meatpacking plants around the country have closed their doors or limited production because of COVID-19 concerns. The order uses the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical ...
With students learning meat cutting and processing skills just down the road, there is a direct pipeline of trained staff ...
T&E Meats will expand its meat processing facility in the City of Harrisonburg. The company will create seven new jobs and invest more than $600,000 as part of its expansion. The Commonwealth of ...
The USDA-certified plant employs 21 people and has processed more than 1 million pounds of hanging weight since opening.
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A new $1.7 million meat processing plant will soon be opened by 5 Pillar Meats, LLC, in Prince Edward County. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the new abattoir and red ...