3 Ways to Be Smithfield-Free

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Metro DC labor and community activists won't be grilling Smithfield meats this summer as the campaign heats up to get the giant pork processor to halt its abuses of workers at their hog processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina. An online worker solidarity campaign was launched last Friday to encourage consumers to choose alternatives to Smithfield products. "Whether it's making a personal pledge not to patronize Smithfield, advertising your support of Smithfield workers with a yard sign, or handing our flyers at your local Metro, every action makes a difference in the fight for worker justice at Smithfield," says Mackenzie Baris of DC Jobs with Justice. Next up in the campaign is a kick-off rally this Thursday at 11:30A with a host of local political, community, religious and labor allies. Click here for details on how to get involved in the campaign.