USDA targets salmonella with proposed rules
The USDA proposed rules would declare salmonella an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products including frozen items like chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kyiv. The plan calls for routine testing at processing plants and possible plant closures for noncompliance, aiming to cut illnesses tied to poultry.
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National Chicken Council
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Federal Register
Food Safety and Inspection Service
HUD awards 2.8 billion for homeless services nationwide
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces 2.8 billion dollars in new Continuum of Care grants to fund roughly 7,000 projects nationwide. Applications are due Sept 29, with priorities for homeless youth survivors of violence and LGBTQ equity, extended tribal access, and resource reallocation to better serve people experiencing homelessness.
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Starbucks union charge against organizers dismissed Phoenix case
The National Labor Relations Board dismissed Starbucks charge that pro union workers blocked entrances and intimidated customers at a Phoenix store after an April filing. Investigators found demonstrators stayed on the sidewalk and did not touch employees or customers. Starbucks said it will appeal.
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Starbucks battles union push as Workers United files charges
Starbucks has sued Workers United since the union began organizing U S stores late last year according to the NLRB. Workers United has filed more than 250 unfair labor practice charges against Starbucks while the company opposes unionization. Over 200 of Starbucks 9 000 company owned U S stores have voted to unionize since last December. Workers at the Phoenix store voted not to unionize in early May.
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Lufthansa pilots back possible strike action vote
In Berlin pilots with Lufthansa voted 97.6 percent in favor of a strike in a pay dispute. The Vereinigung Cockpit union seeks a 5.5 percent raise this year and automatic inflation adjustments next year, saying no negotiable offer has been made in six rounds. The result signals pressure but does not guarantee strike action, amid a broader labor conflict with ground staff.
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Vereinigung Cockpit Union
DOJ argues Penguin Random House Simon & Schuster merger harms authors
The Justice Department contends the proposed merger would give the combined firm about half the market for anticipated top selling books, squeezing advances and output while boosting publisher coordination. It warns the Big Five dominate the U.S. market and could reshape authors' bargaining power and labor precedent.
Biden competition crusade boosts antitrust push in publishing case
The Biden administration deepens focus on market concentration as it presses the Justice Department and FTC to scrutinize big mergers. The U S DOJ sues UnitedHealth to block its $13 billion Change Healthcare takeover, while publishers Holden Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster defend a merger they say would boost competition, lower prices, and expand author opportunities. They challenge the government’s emphasis on best selling rights as a narrow slice of publishing activity.
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Vanderbilt University
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