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Beef Packinghouse Union Elected

The United Food and Commercial Workers has been certified to represent 1,760 food production employees at the National Beef Packing Company slaughter and fabrication plant in Liberal, Kansas. The vote was 863 to 671 in favor of the union in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board. Wages, health care, job security, and speed of the production line were major issues in the election.

 

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