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Law360: Meatpacking Cos. Can’t Escape Haitian Workers’ Bias Suit
“Two meatpacking companies must face a proposed class action alleging they lured Haitian workers to Colorado with false promises and subjected them to harsh working conditions because of their race…”
America’s Work Force Podcast: UFCW 1776 and FarmSTAND on Pennsylvania’s Farm Worker Rights Lawsuit
“Something that we are focused on is trying to have a food system that is safe and humane for the workers from the beginning of the food chain until the…
The Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa farm grants restored by court order — for now
“Howell ordered the USDA to reinstate the terminated awards for the 24 nonprofits participating in the lawsuit, including both Iowa organizations. The groups are jointly represented by Earthjustice, Farmers Justice…
Progressive Grocer: Hannaford Hit With Class Action Over Sustainability of Its Salmon
“When retailers like Hannaford falsely tell customers that industrially farmed products from seafood conglomerates are equally sustainable to local catch from independent fishers, they help maintain corporate seafood giants’ stranglehold…
SeafoodSource: Ahold Delhaize subsidiary Hannaford latest company to be hit with civil suit over seafood sustainability claims
“FarmSTAND alleges Hannaford salmon supplier Cooke Aquaculture is ‘notorious for converting Maine’s seabed into fish feedlots’ and that its other suppliers in Chile are “plagued with many of the same…
The Attitude w/Arnie Arnesen: FarmSTAND’s Hannah Wolf and UFCW 1776’s Wendell Young
“A big part of the work we do is trying to create a food system that treats workers decently, throughout the food chain.”
Bloomberg Law: Trump Administration Avoids Sanctions in Case Over Farmer Grants
“The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act when the agency predicated its termination of grants based on diversity equity…
Seafood Source: Australis’ US subsidiary sued for alleged deceptive marketing on Mama Bear salmon products, marking latest seafood greenwashing case
“According to the plaintiff – represented by fair food system advocacy organization FarmSTAND and law firms Pearson Warshaw and Jennings & Earley – Trapanada’s marketing claims that Mama Bear salmon…
Community Sentinel: Court Mandates USDA Must Restore $127 Million for Illegally Canceled Grants
“We made sure the court was aware that immediately losing funding and having the rug pulled out from under them would create widespread, negative impacts,” Wolf said.