Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Push Back August 19, 2022 By Josh Funk After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of...
BNSF Railway Joins Legal Fight Against Unions Over Vaccine Mandate November 10, 2021 By Josh Funk Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to...
Tyson, Perdue to Pay $35M to Settle Chicken Farmers’ Price Fixing Suit September 7, 2021 By Josh Funk Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused...
Complaint Against Seaboard Puts Focus on Meat Industry’s Virus Response April 19, 2021 By Josh Funk A union complaint about whether Kansas-based Seaboard Foods’ Oklahoma meatpacking plant is doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus November 24, 2020 By Josh Funk A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from...
Lawsuit: Omaha Police Used Excessive Force at Protests October 7, 2020 By Josh Funk A lawsuit accuses Omaha police of using excessive force when they responded to protests against police brutality and racial injustice...
Tyson Foods to Pilot Medical Clinics for Workers at Some Meat Plants Next Year September 4, 2020 By Josh Funk Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its...
Officials: Better Driver Standards Might Have Helped Prevent Deaths in Iowa Bus Fire June 19, 2019 By Josh Funk Tougher standards for school bus drivers and a fire suppression system could have prevented the deaths in a 2017 school...
U.S. Senate Hearing Focuses on Missouri River Flood Prevention April 18, 2019 By Josh Funk The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators Wednesday during a...
Last Year’ Fiery Iowa Derailment Caused by Broken Rail, Poor Repairs November 1, 2018 By Josh Funk Federal investigators determined that a broken rail caused the fiery 2017 train derailment in northwest Iowa that released 322,000 gallons...