Big poultry wants Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to accelerate slaughter lines. The change would come at the expense of both workers and animals. Yet, the National Chicken Council wants workers to ...

The Trump administration is working to finalize a rule that would allow poultry plants to increase slaughter speeds, an action that correlates with an increase in coronavirus infections, according to ...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is opposing a judge’s ruling overturning an order to increase line speeds at slaughterhouses. The ruling is important because allowing an increase in speed means that ...