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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History April 5, 2010: Twenty-nine coal miners were killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. In 2015, Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted of a misdemeanor for conspiring to willfully violate safety standards and was sentenced to one year in prison. He was found not guilty of charges of securities fraud and making false statements. Investigators also found that the U.S. Department of Labor and its Mine Safety and Health Administration were guilty of failing to act decisively, even after Massey was issued 515 citations for safety violations at the Upper Big Branch mine in 2009, prior to the deadly explosion.

So, the U.S. Dept of Labor, back when the U.S. staffed and funded its regulatory agencies, allowed a murderous boss to get away with 515 safety violations, resulting in the deaths of 29 miners, without any consequences for its bosses. And the courts gave the murderous CEO of Massey Energy a year in a Country Club prison for those same 29 worker deaths. But they’re gonna try Luigi Mangione for first-degree murder and seek the death penalty because he supposedly killed a murderous white-collar crook?

As they say, there is no Justice for the working-class; but there’s plenty of “Just Us” for the wealthy, as in court rulings just for them; subsidies and tax right-offs just for them; elite clubs and resorts just for them; and the right, just for them, to kill their workers and consumers in the pursuit of profits.

Photo of Upper Big Branch Mine disaster Memorial by Steven Rotsch, with silhouettes of the victims on black marble wall. By Original work: designed by Rob Dinsmore of the Chapman Technical Group and built by Pray ConstructionDepiction: Steven Rotsch - small 320 size of https://www.flickr.com/photos/governortomblin/7659008962/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70502796
#workingclass#LaborHistory#mining
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Nando161

#Corporate #welfare at its finest: #TysonFoods fixes #wages and still gets #government #handouts. Oh, and let’s not forget their #factory #farms allow #birdflu to keep spreading. It’s time to #TalkAboutTyson

#Tyson has been reporting increasing #profits while getting millions in government awards ($115.3M in Q4 2024 according to USAspending.gov) and fixing both prices and wages for their workers to be as low as possible.

#TalkAboutTyson

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InstagramTransfarmation on Instagram: "It’s time to #TalkAboutTyson. This lawsuit alleges that Tyson purposely coordinated with Cal-Maine Foods, the company that purchased one of the shuttered plants. Because of this, farmers were prevented from continuing their operations with a Tyson competitor. ⁠ ⁠ After the lawsuit was filed, Tyson asked the court to compel the farmers to reveal all contacts and conversations with the USDA and journalists. Attorneys believe this to be an intimidation tactic.⁠ ⁠ Tyson is one of the biggest players in the global meat-processing market. In 2023, the company was one of the world’s most valuable food brands. A majority of Tyson’s sales come directly from consumers.⁠ ⁠ DID YOU KNOW?⁠ 🤔 Tyson processes one of every five pounds of chicken, beef, and pork sold in the United States. Because they control so many brands, avoiding them can be hard!⁠ ⁠ 🍟 Tyson supplies every McDonald’s chicken nugget. They’re also responsible for much of the meat served in schools and fast-food chains.⁠ ⁠ 🧑‍🌾 Nearly all of Tyson’s farmers are independent contractors. This means that farmers bear the lion’s share of financial risk and responsibility, leaving many to feel like “indentured servants” on their own land.⁠ ⁠ 💰 According to Violation Tracker, Tyson has paid over $100 million in penalties for price-fixing or anticompetitive practices.⁠ ⁠ 🗣️ Imagine if we replaced the major corporations that control our food system with better ones. We could demand healthier, more nutritious, and more sustainable food. The power is in our hands. ⁠ ⁠ Can you #TalkAboutTyson? What’s your story? Help us spread the word by sharing these posts and using the hashtag."301 likes, 27 comments - thetransfarmationproject on March 9, 2025: "It’s time to #TalkAboutTyson. This lawsuit alleges that Tyson purposely coordinated with Cal-Maine Foods, the company that purchased one of the shuttered plants. Because of this, farmers were prevented from continuing their operations with a Tyson competitor. ⁠ ⁠ After the lawsuit was filed, Tyson asked the court to compel the farmers to reveal all contacts and conversations with the USDA and journalists. Attorneys believe this to be an intimidation tactic.⁠ ⁠ Tyson is one of the biggest players in the global meat-processing market. In 2023, the company was one of the world’s most valuable food brands. A majority of Tyson’s sales come directly from consumers.⁠ ⁠ DID YOU KNOW?⁠ 🤔 Tyson processes one of every five pounds of chicken, beef, and pork sold in the United States. Because they control so many brands, avoiding them can be hard!⁠ ⁠ 🍟 Tyson supplies every McDonald’s chicken nugget. They’re also responsible for much of the meat served in schools and fast-food chains.⁠ ⁠ 🧑‍🌾 Nearly all of Tyson’s farmers are independent contractors. This means that farmers bear the lion’s share of financial risk and responsibility, leaving many to feel like “indentured servants” on their own land.⁠ ⁠ 💰 According to Violation Tracker, Tyson has paid over $100 million in penalties for price-fixing or anticompetitive practices.⁠ ⁠ 🗣️ Imagine if we replaced the major corporations that control our food system with better ones. We could demand healthier, more nutritious, and more sustainable food. The power is in our hands. ⁠ ⁠ Can you #TalkAboutTyson? What’s your story? Help us spread the word by sharing these posts and using the hashtag.".
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LilMikeSF

State of #California collected $1.33 million via towed #CarAuctions in 2023. This was after tow yards raked out their $500 towing fees, $2500 a month storage bill$ etc before the #auctions.

Few towed car owners know they could've received excess fund$ from the sales of their cars that oft eventually go to #CHP in arcane schema when no owner inquires...

#FOIA requests were refused to #CalMatters when they inquired about numbers and proceeds, as the cities, state and counties involved apptly prefer the #profits of the arcane confiscation process be confusing to track and obfuscated from public view...

calmatters.org/california-divi

eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/05/th

Picture of Tow Yard Office in Marina Del Rey on Feb. 18, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters The city of Long Beach was the fifth-largest contributor of excess fees, sending the state about $446,000 for nearly 350 vehicles. Long Beach’s towing and lien sales superintendent, Robert Givens, said the city averages about 200 auction sales each month. A basic tow costs $417, according to the city website. The daily storage fee is $78. After a month, a basic tow, including fees and storage, can cost more than $2,500.
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Stéphane Tremblay 🇨🇦🇺🇦🍉🐧🩵🤍🩷

#Trump #Tarifs #Canada
Trump veut #AnnexerLeCanada
Les tarifs en place affecte l' #ÉconomieCanadienne.
Le a valeur des actions d'entreprises canadiennes chutent en bourse.
Des investisseurs américains viennent acquérir les entreprises canadiennes à leur plus bas.
Les plus grandes compagnies canadiennent sont maintenant américaines et tous les profits vont à eux.
Trump enlève les tarifs.
L'économie reprend, la valeur des entreprises remonte.
#Profits
Le Canada se retrouve le bec à l'eau.

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Nonilex

#Russia appeared to be using Tue’s talks to cater to #Trump’s interest in #profits & natural resources, arguing that American #oil companies & others stood to gain hundreds of billions of dollars by again doing business in Russia.

…Leading Western oil companies, including Exxon Mobil, joined many other businesses in pulling out of Russia 3 yrs ago amid outrage over #Putin’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.

#StandWithUkraine
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h o ʍ l e t t

→ reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits
boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca

“By 2025, reCAPTCHA is easily defeated by bots. Yet Google continues to offer it because reCAPTCHA has evolved into a tracking tool that collects user data and generates billions in revenue for Google […]”

#human#time#profits
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