Operations

A potential beef blockage is looming

Working Lunch: This week's political podcast looks at what could be a supply disruption caused by a work stoppage at one of the country's largest beef processing plants. A labor expert explains.

In this week’s Working Lunch, Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley of Align Public Strategies speak with Phil Wilson, the CEO of the Labor Relations Institute, who will explain a looming supply chain disruption that could be caused by a work stoppage at the JB Swift beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado. The conversation will include a look at the overall union organizing environment relative to the restaurant industry.

And the podcast also includes an update on the labor advocacy group One Fair Wage, which Kefauver and Coley contend have lost battle after battle. Are they setting sights on issues outside the restaurant industry? Are they done? Are they waiting for a better environment? They discuss this, and wrap the conversation with a legislative scorecard.

 

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