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September 04, 2026

Today in 1991
25 workers die and 54 are injured, unable to escape a fire at the Imperial Poultry processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Managers had locked fire doors to prevent the theft of chicken nuggets. The plant had operated for 11 years without a single safety inspection and was ultimately fined $808,150 for safety violations.

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Labor Board Bans Anti-Union 'Captive Audience' Campaigns
Updated On: Nov 13, 2024
Nov. 13, 2024 | WORKERS RIGHTS | Federal  labor officials issued a ruling Wednesday prohibiting employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings at work, a long-sought policy objective of unions that want to level the playing field with corporations in organizing campaigns. In its 3-1 decision, the Democratic majority of the National Labor Relations Board said such workplace gathering - often called 'captive audience' meetings due to their obligatory nature - tend to "coerce" employees and therefore violate the law. The board's lone Republican dissented. HuffPost
 
 
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