Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 OK, this is old news to most of you, but it is another reason I buy my meat " by the cow " . I know the butchers, I know how they work, they are mainly mom-and-pop shops. The big meat plants work people to much, too fast (and don't allow visitors, so you can't know what they are doing anyway). http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2140/ What's worse, these conditions are unnecessary. This is one of the conclusions of an important study released by Human Rights Watch. " Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants " documents the outrageous incidence of needless disability and death suffered mostly by immigrant workers in this industry, as well as the extent to which industry and Bush administration antipathy to the right to organize has eroded enforcement of basic health and safety standards that unions fought to establish throughout the 20th century. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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