Republican megadonor Ron Cameron owns a massive poultry company that has been working to kill the regulation. Sludge
reported in August 2022 that the company, Mountaire Farms, was pressuring its farmers to sign and submit a form letter to the Department of Agriculture expressing opposition to the rule. Mountaire Farms is the fourth-largest poultry company in the U.S.
A review of comments filed to the Department of Agriculture shows that at least 14 farmers submitted Mountaire’s form letter of opposition to the proposed rule. Cameron has donated $29,000 to the campaigns of Rep. Andy Harris , the chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and the sponsor of the bill that would defund the proposal.
oversight of labor practices in the industry, where non-unionized contract work is widespread, by hindering members of the bipartisan National Labor Relations Board and slowing enforcement by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.The world desperately needs journalism that investigates, reports on, and analyzes complex issues with honesty and integrity. We need journalism that can hold those in power accountable, shine a light on injustices, and give voice to the voiceless.
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