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[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago

And that plant is now one of the largest in the US

“Today, that same beef plant in Greeley is owned by JBS USA and has grown into one of the biggest slaughterhouses in the country with more than 6,000 workers”

https://sentientmedia.org/profit-over-people-the-meat-industrys-exploitation-of-vulnerable-workers/

[–] BonfireOvDreams@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I don't think the takeaway here is to improve slaughterhouse worker conditions or retention investment. I'm pretty sure the takeaway here is that the slaughterhouse is incompatible with human dignity, and should not exist.