Prince George's County Council Supports Smithfield Workers

The Prince George's County Council passed a resolution on November 20 supporting workers at Smithfield Foods, reports UFCW Local 400’s Tony Perez. Introduced by Council Members Exum, Dean, Harrington, Bland, Olson, Campos, Knotts, Turner and Dernoga, the resolution notes that “the evidence suggests that Smithfield…continues to create an unsafe working environment and engage in practices of intimidation, threats unlawful discharge, and harassment,” and reiterates the County Council’s commitment “to sustaining the rights of all workers, and supports their right to engage in their vocation free from interference, violence, threats or intimidation.” The Council sent the resolution to the NLRB and Smithfield.