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Labor, Democrats Urge USDA To Scrap Poultry Line Speed Waiver Policy


August 16, 2018 at 06:34 PM
Democratic lawmakers and public interest groups are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scrap a recently announced policy allowing poultry plants to seek waivers from existing line speed limits, arguing the plan undermines USDA's denial of an industry request for broader waivers, and jeopardizes worker safety.

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