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Meat
Danish Crown shuts down UK factory after only 38 days of ownership 15-03-2012
On Monday, March 6, just 38 days after taking over the Tranfoods meat packing facility in Birkenhead (UK), Danish Crown's UK subsidiary, Tulip, shut down the factory without notice, leaving over 200 workers out on the street.
One Thousand New Zealand Meat Workers Locked-Out at Talleys/AFFCO 12-03-2012
Affco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Talley's Group, a leading New Zealand processor of seafood, vegetables, dairy products and meat, has locked out some 1,000 meat workers at 6 of the company's 8 plants in the North Island of New Zealand.
Vion workers to take further action over pay 02-03-2012
Workers at Cambuslang meat processing giant Vion will intensify industrial action against their employer over a long-running pay dispute.
Unite Meatworkers To Take Strike Action At Vion Foods 17-02-2012
Unite members at the food firm Vion in Cambuslang (near Glasgow) will walk out on 20th February in the first in a series of walkouts planned in a dispute over terms and conditions.
Smithfield workers protest proposed job cuts in Poland 15-02-2012
The Smithfield-owned Polish meat producer Animex announced on January 24 that it would eliminate 230 jobs at its factory in Morliny, near Ostróda, as a result of its decision to shut down the factory's beef processing line.
Informal meeting of the provisional meat sector steering group 13-02-2012
At the close of the IUF Meat Conference (1-2 November 2011), a proposal was made - and accepted - to convene a steering group of affiliates to explore the feasibility of creating a Meat Division within the IUF. The steering group would be tasked with looking at possible resources, priorities and objectives for the work of an IUF Meat Division.
India: Barefoot slaughterhouse workers fight for rights in the world's third largest beef exporter 02-01-2012
In 2012 India will displace the US as the world’s third largest beef exporter, with exports growing by 16% to exceed 1.3 million tonnes per year. This follows government efforts to bring about a "pink revolution" in the meat and poultry industry (following the so-called "green revolution" in agricultural crops and the "white revolution" in dairy).
IUF Global Meat Conference 2011 - Report 28-12-2011
The IUF Global Meat Conference hosted by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union in Omaha, Nebraska, on 1-2 November 2011, welcomed some 160 delegates from UFCW local organizations in the US and Canada and 29 delegates from outside North America. This was the IUF's 3rd Global Meat Conference, following previous conferences in Toronto (Canada) in 2002 and in Eastbourne (UK) in 2008.
