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United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) activists at the world’s largest hog slaughterhouse are asking supporters to host a “Smithfield-Free Holiday Party.” At these parties, both the host and guests should refuse to purchase pork from the Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, where workers have been struggling for the last decade to organize a union.

In November, over 1,000 Smithfield employees at the Tar Heel plant staged a two-day walk out following the firing of 50 immigrant workers. This walkout was the latest in a series of actions led by Smithfield workers dissatisfied with unsafe working conditions, low pay, and abusive management.

To show these workers your support, register your Smithfield-Free Holiday Party at Justice at Smithfield and receive your Smithfield Holiday Party Pak: a list of what products not to buy and a guide on how to host a Smithfield-Free holiday party. You can also register by calling UFCW at 202-223-3111, extension 1616 and asking for Nicole Armbruster.

To demand that Smithfield respect its workers’ right to form a union, send a letter to Smithfield Chairman J. Luter and CEO C. Larry Pope through Justice at Smithfield.

Expiration Date:
Wed, 01/31/2007 - 11:59pm