Earlier this week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the world’s largest poultry processors, with more than a dozen serious workplace health and safety violations. CPR Executive Director Matthew Shudtz issued the following statement today:
Credit OSHA for pushing the envelope. The poultry slaughter industry loves to tout its declining injury rates, but outside experts have many reasons to believe the industry’s cooking its books. This isn’t the first time OSHA’s investigators have uncovered the sophisticated sabotage of worker protections. That’s why it is so important for OSHA’s lawyers to carry this case through and hold Pilgrim’s Pride accountable. Make no mistake, the rest of the industry is watching.
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