Arkansas Meatpackers Likely to Lose U.S. Contracts
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/us/cargill-meat-solutions-may-lose-federal-contracts.html?...
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November 30, 2011
Arkansas: Meatpacker May Lose U.S. Contracts
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Labor officials have moved to cut off federal contracts held by one of the nation’s largest meatpackers, saying it discriminated against women and non-Asians.
The Labor Department says the company, Cargill Meat Solutions, discriminated against more than 4,000 qualified people who applied for entry-level jobs at a Springdale plant, with women less likely to be hired and Asians and Pacific Islanders unfairly favored over other races.
Federal officials said Tuesday that they wanted to cancel Cargill’s contracts and prevent future contracts until the company stopped discriminatory practices.
Cargill Meat Solutions holds contracts worth more than $550 million with the Department of Defense, labor officials said. The company, a subsidiary of Cargill Inc., in Minneapolis, attributed the problem to documentation, saying there was not a satisfactory record of why it did not hire certain candidates. Mike Martin, a spokesman, said that minorities made up 84 percent of the 1,300 people employed at the Springdale plant and that the accusation appeared to be based on a “statistical analysis” of the job market rather than a review of specific applicants.
The plant drew national attention this year when it had to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey after a salmonella outbreak that sickened 107 people in 31 states. One person died.
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November 30, 2011
Arkansas: Meatpacker May Lose U.S. Contracts
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Labor officials have moved to cut off federal contracts held by one of the nation’s largest meatpackers, saying it discriminated against women and non-Asians.
The Labor Department says the company, Cargill Meat Solutions, discriminated against more than 4,000 qualified people who applied for entry-level jobs at a Springdale plant, with women less likely to be hired and Asians and Pacific Islanders unfairly favored over other races.
Federal officials said Tuesday that they wanted to cancel Cargill’s contracts and prevent future contracts until the company stopped discriminatory practices.
Cargill Meat Solutions holds contracts worth more than $550 million with the Department of Defense, labor officials said. The company, a subsidiary of Cargill Inc., in Minneapolis, attributed the problem to documentation, saying there was not a satisfactory record of why it did not hire certain candidates. Mike Martin, a spokesman, said that minorities made up 84 percent of the 1,300 people employed at the Springdale plant and that the accusation appeared to be based on a “statistical analysis” of the job market rather than a review of specific applicants.
The plant drew national attention this year when it had to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey after a salmonella outbreak that sickened 107 people in 31 states. One person died.
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EthicalVegan
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As deeply as I care because of this discrimination, I far more deeply care that -- HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY -- this damn meat packer company WILL lose its contract. Those poor animals!
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