INTERNATIONAL UNION CAMPAIGNED AGAINST LOCAL LEADERS: WORLD'S LARGEST MEATPACKER BUSTS TEAMSTERS REFORM LOCAL by David Levin

The world's largest meatpacker, Tyson Foods, narrowly defeated Teamsters Local 556 in a decertification election on February 11-in a bitter setback for supporters of workers' and immigrants' rights. The 1,500 workers at Tyson Foods in Pasco, Washington had long been the activist base of Local 556-a militant and progressive Teamsters local led by Maria Martinez, a co-chair of Teamsters for a Democratic Union.

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