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Worker Safety Groups Say Biden’s Policy On Line-Speed Rules Unclear


December 16, 2020 at 12:06 PM
Worker safety groups say there is no guarantee the Biden administration will drop an upcoming Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposal that would allow poultry slaughterhouses to raise line speeds to what they say are unsafe levels, especially since it is based on a plan first floated by incoming Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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