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| "It is not a matter of right or wrong, it is not a matter of moral or immoral but a matter of manipulation". Feb. 11, 2003 By Anthony M. Streckfuss |
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| * Street Corner, Incorporated By Christopher D. Cook March/April 2002 Providing workers to do the dirtiest, riskiest jobs has become a big business. One corporation has cornered the market and is squeezing millions from its day-labor temps. MotherJones.com |
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| Tyson found not guilty of conspiring to smuggle undocumented immigrants into US. Chattanooga, U.S., March 26, 2003(EFE) - A federal jury on Wednesday cleared Tyson Foods, the United States' biggest meat processor, and three individuals accused of conspiring to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the United. States. hispanicvista |
| Without Liberty and Injustice for All By Jonathan Arnold & Pablo Gutierrez Everyday thousands of Chicagoans are exploited, threatened and abused by day labor agencies. These agencies are not regulated by the city. They are usually located in poor neighborhoods and prey on immigrants and the unemployed. As a result, workers become the victims of an impugned industry. Toiling on contingent jobs that are usually low paid in unsafe conditions. ColumbiaCronicleOnline |
| Labor Ready Under Fire February 22,2001 Unjust ATM fees, low Worker's Comp payments, unpaid hours worked... these days, Labor Ready's taking it on the chin, in the stomach, and against the knees. realChang news.org |
| * *** The Disposable Workforce: A worker's Perspective In the United States, President Herbert Hoover's promise of a "chicken in every pot" has taken on new meaning over the past several decades as American consumption of poultry has steadily increased. In 1975, per capita consumption of chicken was approximately 40 pounds by 1996; it was 71.6 pounds and is projected to reach 81 pounds in three years. In 1992, per capita consumption of chicken surpassed that of beef for the first time. In addition to an increasing demand by the American public for white chicken meat, the opening of new international markets within the past decade has further increased the boom in poultry production. The two largest importers of U.S. broilers include Russia, where consumers prefer dark meat and China, where chicken feet have become a delicacy. In sum, poultry processing, although a relatively young industry, has become one of the most profitable industries in the nation. publicjustice.org/ (LUF note: After screen appears click on "The Disposable Workforce" and the report will come up.) |
| Poultry Pay Puts Fast Food Giant In Dock By Duncan Campbell February 8, 2003 One of the world's largest chicken producers, which is a key supplier to McDonald's, is on trial in Tennessee accused of conspiracy to import illegal workers, mainly from Mexico, to work at its plants throughout America. "This trial is about corporate greed," said the prosecuting lawyer, John MacCoon, in his opening remarks at the trial in Chattanooga of Tyson Foods. GuardianUnlimited |