Meatpacking Workers

House Committee Report Distorts the Record: Worker Health and Safety is First Priority in Meat and Poultry Industry

May 13, 2022 North American Meat Institute

The North American Meat Institute, the nation’s trade association for meat and poultry packers and processors, today said the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis’ partisan report distorts the truth about the meat and poultry industry’s work to protect employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

After Hundreds Of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers

February 5, 2021 Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell, ProPublica

A key congressional panel launched an investigation this week into the wave of COVID-19 infections that killed hundreds of workers at meatpacking plants nationwide last year and highlighted longstanding hazards in the industry. …

U.S. Department of Labor and North American Meat Institute Establish Alliance to Protect Meatpacking Workers

August 17, 2020 Occupational Safety & Health Administration

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed an alliance with the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) to provide information, guidance and access to training resources for protecting workers in the meatpacking and processing industry from exposures to the coronavirus. …