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Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), recently introduced the American Protein Processing Modernization Act, which would provide a permanent framework to increase poultry and pork line speeds, a clear danger to workers and America’s food supply. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which represents over 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern United States, as well as meatpacking and processing workers in other parts of the country issued the following statement:
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., have pushed through a sweeping bill that promises to “streamline the economy” and “cut red tape.” But behind the catchy slogans and grandstanding, the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” poses serious threats to everyday working people. Across our industries RWDSU members, their families and communities will be impacted.
When immigrant workers are removed from their jobs, it’s not just them and their families who suffer, it's the workers left behind who are forced to pick up the pieces. RWDSU member Tom Torres from Michigan brought this reality to Washington, D.C. in July, speaking alongside union leaders and workers from across industries in the AFL-CIO about how shrinking workforces are straining employees with excessive shifts and overtime, threatening worker safety, and shrinking communities.
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