Lawsuit Accuses U.S. Meat Producers of Wage Fixing

An antitrust lawsuit representing workers in the red meat processing industry is accusing 11 U.S. meat producers of colluding to suppress wages and benefits of employees since 2014, according to a press release.

Filed on Nov. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the class action lawsuit says the meat processors concealed violation of the Sherman Act, the federal antitrust law, resulting compensation lower than what the market would dictate for workers.

Production and maintenance employees at Agri Beef Co., American Foods Group, Cargill, Hormel, Iowa Premium, JBS, National Beef Packing Co., Perdue, Seaboard Foods, Smithfield, Triumph Foods, Tyson or Washington Beef at any point from 2014 to now could be eligible for compensation, according to the press release.

Read the source article at corridorbusiness.com