cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/53152091
Following an anonymous complaint in February, OSHA inspected the plant and fined Smithfield Foods $9,931.60 after observing workers’ exposure to “amputation hazards.” This was preceded by serious citations in 2021, 2023, and 2025.
Working in a slaughterhouse is extremely dangerous. In the US, there are approximately two amputations per week, primarily due to the industry’s poor working conditions and excessively fast pace.
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As reported by KWQC, the leaders also acknowledged “community concerns” over a backlog of rendering material – animal waste, internal organs, and decaying meat – being stored outside the plant, causing a strong, unpleasant smell in the city.
A union? Don’t you know that unions demand union dues? Wouldn’t you rather use that money to buy a video game? Buying a video game sounds much better than stopping amputations and deaths at work don’t you agree?
Holy fucking shit, is this real?
Yes it is true, unions really do demand dues, so better pocket that money for when gta VI drops amirite
That’s so bad it almost looks like a pro union group created it as rage bait but, nope, it’s legit. Gross.
buy all the video games you want, you’ll never own them.
we’ve really turned this world into shit on shit on shit haven’t we?
I’ve seen that picture before, but I haven’t noticed before now that it is by someone called Delta. Which is pretty funny (to me), because there is a union in Norway (for people employed by municipalities) called Delta (website in Norwegian, didn’t see any option for English).
That insignia indicates it’s Delta Airlines
Delta Dental is the big name in Statesian dental insurance, so I had to look up their logo too.
It’s Delta airlines, one of the biggest US airlines.
Haha nice, maybe delta is a wolf in unions clothing, eroding trust in unions from the inside :P