smithfield on wunc

Submitted by Jerimee on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 12:19pm

Today, North Carolina Public Radio’s “The State of Things” will have a live segment on Smithfield’s massive lawsuit against the United Food and Commercial Workers union. The host, Frank Stasio, will have labor law professor Marion Crain on as a guest, and will be accepting calls during the segment.

Listen! The segment is expected to air between 12:35-1 PM. You can listed to the show at the following frequencies:

91.5-The Triangle
88.9-Manteo and the Coast, or
90.9-Rocky Mount and surroundings

You can also listen online at www.wunc.org . Just click on one of their live streaming options under “listen now.”

Call! You can call in to participate in the discussion at 1-800-962-9862. For more information on the suit, please visit our website here.

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they are discussing smithfield suing the workers

Submitted by Jerimee on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 12:34pm.

On Wednesday, October 17, just two days after pulling out of negotiations with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Smithfield Foods initiated a wide-ranging lawsuit against us and a handful of our allies. The suit was filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, legislation originally designed to tackle organized crime syndicates, and alleges that our efforts to draw public support for Tar Heel Workers constitutes attempted extortion.

Clearly, the lawsuit is meant to be a distraction from the ongoing health and safety issues at the plant, and the latest roadblock to finding a long-term solution for workers who have been struggling for years to bring union representation into the plant. The UFCW intends to vigorously fight these baseless allegations.

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Thomas Jefferson said you always get the rulers you deserve.

There have also been INS raids at the plant -

Submitted by Linda on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 4:26pm.

and oddly, even though the management were the ones responsible for hiring undocumented, or irregularly documented, workers, those who were supporting the union were targeted.

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