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Topic: Smithfield Packing Company

	CWA -- Smithfield Foods
		Smithfield owns and operates two swine slaughtering and processing plants, Smithfield Packing Co. and Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. Both plants are located on the Pagan River, a tributary of the James River, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
		Smithfield's wastewater discharges contained numerous pollutants that were regulated under the CWA and thus, could not be discharged into the waters of the United States unless specifically authorized by permit.
		Smithfield's initial challenge is to the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States on the issue of liability.
	www.law.buffalo.edu /homepage/eemeid/smithfield.htm (7640 words)

	The Militant - 1/20/97 -- Environmental Agency Files Suit Against U.S. Meatpacker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The suit is limited to five years, but pollution from the Smithfield plants was also blamed by EPA officials for the high levels of coliform in the Pagan river that led to a ban on shellfish harvesting in 1970.
		The plants discharging the waste are Smithfield subsidiaries Smithfield Packing Company and Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. Both operate hog slaughtering and processing plants in Smithfield, Virginia.
		This action was taken after an inspection of the company's plant December 11 revealed that a waste spill outside of the plant limits had occurred earlier in the day and had not been reported.
	www.themilitant.com /1997/613/613_16.html (406 words)

	DOJ/Antitrust
		Further, Packing objects to the Document Requests to the extent they relate to The Smithfield Companies, Inc., which was acquired by SFD on July 31, 2002, after the alleged causes of action accrued and after the periods DOJ has alleged SFD was in violation of the relevant statute.
		Packing objects to the Document Requests to the extent they call for information which "concerns" or "relates to" a particular topic on the ground that gathering all documents containing any reference or relationship to a particular topic is unduly burdensome and out of proportion to the documents' potential relevance.
		Therefore, Packing further objects to this request as seeking documents that are irrelevant and this request is overly broad, unduly burdensome and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
	www.usdoj.gov /atr/cases/f202600/202698_D.htm (2418 words)

	packing industry on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smithfield is closing its packing operations in Gering.
		Steaks are loaded into a packing machine at Allen Brothers in Chicago where beef sales have fallen off since September 11.
		All packing is done by hand as each individual item has to be inspection for quality.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-packingi.asp (449 words)

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		The complaint further alleges that Respondent Smithfield Packing Company violated Section 8(a)(1) and (3) by refusing to honor its employees' revocation of their dues-checkoff authorizations and by continuing to deduct union dues from their wages and remit them to Respondent Local 1046 after the employees had resigned from union membership.
		In these circumstances, if Local 1046 or Smithfield perceived any basis for doubting the legitimacy of the intention expressed on any of the documents, it was within their power simply to make direct contact with the employee at issue to confirm his or her intention.
		Smithfield Packing Company, Inc., is an employer engaged in commerce within the meaning of Section 2(2), (6), and (7) of the Act.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/303/303-74.txt (7290 words)

	UFCW \| Testimony of Sherri Bufkin, Former Smithfield Supervisor
		I'm here today to tell you how Smithfield Foods sought out and punished employees because they were union supporters, and that the company remained true to its word that it would stop at nothing to keep the union out.
		I began working at Smithfield Foods, which is the biggest hog slaughter and processing plant in the world, on September 12, 1992, as an hourly employee in the plant's box room.
		Smithfield keeps Black and Latino employees virtually separated in the plant with the Black workers on the kill floor and the Latinos in the cut and conversion departments.
	www.ufcw.org /issues_and_actions/justice_at_smithfield/bufkintestimony.cfm (1649 words)

	Smithfield Foods Completes Acquisition of Moyer Packing Company
		SMITHFIELD, Va., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Moyer Packing Company, a closely-held beef processor based in Souderton, Pa., with annual sales of about $600 million.
		Moyer Packing is the ninth largest beef processor in the U.S. and the largest in the Eastern United States.
		The forward-looking information may include statements concerning the Company's outlook for the future, as well as other statements of beliefs, future plans and strategies or anticipated events, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-22-2001/0001519869&EDATE= (427 words)

	Smithfield to consolidate hog processing, pump up value-added pork
		Smithfield Packing Company announced today that it will shift hog processing operations from its Smithfield South facility to its Smithfield North and Tar Heel, North Carolina, facilities in late October.
		Joseph W. Luter, IV, president of Smithfield Packing, said in a statement that the decision was driven largely by hog availability and competitive industry conditions.
		The changeover affects around 570 of the company's 4,000 employees in southeast Virginia, but Smithfield says it hopes to rehire all of them at one of the company's four operations in the state.
	www.agriculture.com /ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/agNews_050825lfpSMITHFIELD.xml (196 words)

	AGR Online/ Labor
		Workers at the Smithfield plant were so intimidated by management, Judge West ruled, that any future election should be held outside the plant and possibly even outside the county because of the company’s influence in the area.
		The company, which had sales of $5.2 billion last year, does not plan to rehire any of the workers until a final ruling is issued, said Jerry Hostetter, the vice president for corporate communications at Smithfield Foods.
		Besides the criminal charges, the stevedoring company that hired the scabs is suing the two Charleston locals, their presidents, and 27 members for $1.5 million in alleged losses it suffered because of the picket line disrupting work.
	www.agrnews.org /issues/104/labor.html (2417 words)

	North Carolina in the Global Economy : Hog Farming : Corporations
		Smithfield took a major step in vertical integration in 1990 when it flew 2,000 specially bred sows to the United States from Britain's National Pig Development Company that were to comprise the Smithfield Lean Generation Pork line, which was certified by the American Heart Association for its low fat, sodium, and cholesterol content.
		Smithfield dominance in the meat packing and processing stage has allowed it to supplant the in-store butcher with delivery of case-ready meats to supermarkets.
		Smithfield does not own the farms, but provides the animals and feed in exchange for the farmers raising the hogs to market.
	www.soc.duke.edu /NC_GlobalEconomy/hog/corporations.php (1409 words)

	CattleNetwork.com
		The changeover affects approximately 570 of the company's 4,000 employees in Southeast Virginia.
		Smithfield Packing estimates the one-time cost of discontinuing hog processing operations will be $8-10 million.
		The company will work with the U.S. Department of Labor to sponsor a job fair; coordinate with the local unemployment office to assist employees with claims or job applications; and partner with local trade and educational institutions to provide job skill training and educational opportunities.
	www.cattlenetwork.com /content.asp?contentid=8257 (504 words)

	Smithfield Foods News:: Volume III Number I, Fall 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smithfield Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries Farmland Foods, John Morrell and Smithfield Packing Companies are donating truckloads of water, ice and lunchmeat to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
		The two Smithfield Packing truck drivers-Nathaniel Johnson and John Humphrey-volunteered for the assignment because both are from Mississippi and have family members living in the area devastated by the hurricane.
		Smithfield Foods also is establishing an assistance program that will collect monetary donations from employees to help victims.
	www.smithfieldfoodsnews.com (501 words)

	Smithfield Foods::Smithfield & the Environment::Environmental Press Releases
		In a decision received by the company on December 30, the Board rejected a slate of remedies imposed on the company in 2000 by an NLRB administrative law judge allowing union organizers extraordinary access to the plant and its employees.
		The Board left standing a finding that Smithfield Packing had committed a number of unfair labor practices and ordered a new election to be held.
		Smithfield Packing Company is a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc. Based in Smithfield, Virginia, Smithfield Foods is the leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats in the United States, as well as the largest producer of hogs.
	www.smithfieldfoods.com /Enviro/New/press_view.asp?ID=259 (343 words)

	Smithfield to build $85 million ham plant in North Carolina
		Smithfield to build $85 million ham plant in North Carolina - NORTH CAROLINA - Smithfield Packing Company, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced today that it will build an $85 million ham manufacturing plant in Kinston, N.C., that will provide 206 new jobs for Lenoir County residents.
		“Smithfield Packing Company’s decision to build a new manufacturing plant shows that North Carolina is making the right investments in the right places at the right time,” said Easley.
		“Company officials visited many other locations during their deliberations in selecting a site for the new facility, and the enthusiasm and support of Kinston and Lenoir County representatives made this choice an easy one.
	www.thepigsite.com /LatestNews?AREA=LatestNews&Display=8321 (913 words)

	Smithfield Receives Several Virginia Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SMITHFIELD, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that several of its subsidiary companies, Smithfield Packing Company, Gwaltney of Portsmouth, Gwaltney of Smithfield and Smithfield Transportation, were the recipients of 2005 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards in Virginia.
		Smithfield Packing Company received the bronze award for environmental programs for larger manufacturers in the state.
		For environmental projects, Smithfield subsidiaries Gwaltney of Portsmouth, Gwaltney of Smithfield and Smithfield Transportation all received silver awards and Smithfield Packing Company received a bronze award.
	www.quote.com /qc/news/story.aspx?symbols=NYSE:SFD&story=200509152104_PRN__DCTH068 (516 words)

	SmithfieldPackingAppl2005
		Smithfield Packing Company Tar Heel Plant has submitted a request for Title V Air Permit renewal without modification.
		It is the largest packing plant in the world (30,000 hogs/day which equates to approximately 7 million pounds of meat per day and over 1 million pounds of rendering raw material per day).
		Smithfield Packing, Tarheel Plant was last inspected on March 9, 2005 by Jim Moser and Christy Richardson and found to be in compliance.
	home.nc.rr.com /mckinneynara/SmithfieldPackingAppl2005.html (720 words)

	Nistevo - News
		The Nistevo Network will provide Smithfield Packing with efficient optimization capabilities to reduce overall logistics costs, as well as the ability to secure and manage needed capacity more efficiently and automate its settlement process from rating to payment approval.
		The Smithfield Packing Company is a supplier of top-quality, fresh pork, value-added case-ready pork, and processed meats to the foodservice, retail, and international markets.
		The company's Smithfield Lean Generation PorkT, based on the SPG (formerly NPD) hog-the leanest hog in large-scale commercial production in the United States-became the nation's first branded fresh pork program when it was introduced in 1994.
	www.nistevo.com /v1/news/press_releases/2004/20040628.html (442 words)

	Archives: Story
		He pointed out that the parent company, Smithfield Foods, employs more than 50,000 worldwide and is a major exporter of products to foreign companies.
		He stated that one of the most difficult things the company faces is the efforts of unions to "sow seeds of distrust" among employees.
		He said that the company is constantly working to find ways to ergonomically improve the workplace, thereby reducing the incidence of work-related physical problems.
	www.bladenjournal.com /articles/2003/12/12/news/news06.txt (1062 words)

	Articles - Toll road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eventually, companies were formed to build, improve, and maintain a particular section of roadway, and tolls were collected from users to finance the enterprise.
		The state of SÃ£o Paulo has the highest length of toll roads, which are exploited either by private companies which bought a concession from the state, or by a state owned company (see Highway system of SÃ£o Paulo).
		The companies built the tunnels or bridges are given franchise of a certain length of time (usually 30 years) to operate.
	www.go-trucks.com /articles/Toll_road (4272 words)

	Chapter 1 - Spoiled Lunch: Polluters Profiting from Federal Lunch Programs - Factory Farms - Sierra Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Morrell also acknowledged that the company for several years refused to expend funds that could have stopped the pollution and, instead, falsified required government reports to make it appear that Morrell was in compliance with the law.
		Smithfield Packing Company earned $9.5 million through the sale of 12 million pounds of pork to the U.S. government between 1996 and 2000, all of which came from its Tar Heel, NC plant.
		Smithfield Food's plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina is the world's largest hog slaughterhouse, killing 32,000 hogs per day (approximately 7,488,000 animals per year).
	www.sierraclub.org /factoryfarms/report01/ch1.asp (1804 words)

	CHS, Smithfield, BASF add to aid for Gulf Coast storm victims
		Smithfield Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries Farmland Foods, John Morrell and Smithfield Packing Companies are donating truckloads of water, ice and lunchmeat to relief efforts.
		In addition to direct cash donations, the company has established the BASF Katrina Relief Fund with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to accept employee and retiree contributions during the month of September to aid those affected by the hurricane, primarily in Ascension Parish, where BASF's Geismar, La., site is located.
		The company said they are still learning the full extent of the devastation.
	www.agriculture.com /ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/agNews_050902crAGRIAID.xml (648 words)

	Blood, Sweat, and Fear: VI. Freedom of Association in the Meat and Polutry Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The company could have hired temporary replacement workers to meet customer demand, as many companies more respectful of workers’ rights choose to do to maintain decent relations with their regular employees, many of whom have decades of service with a firm, after a strike ends.
		As this report is written, Smithfield’s appeal is still pending at the five-member NLRB in Washington, D.C. six years after the unfair election was held, and three years after the appeal was filed.
		Tyson Foods and company executives were acquitted of smuggling charges by a jury in the case, successfully defending on the grounds that the recruitment scheme was the work of individual company managers, not a corporate-wide plan.
	www.hrw.org /reports/2005/usa0105/6.htm (8648 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		The company was sold to the Utah Packing Corporation in the spring of 1928 and the factory in Smithfield, now owned by the Del Monte Corporation, remains today as the last location for commercial canning in the state of Utah.
		The Utah Packing Corporation was organized in 1918 as a subsidiary of the California Packing Corporation, which itself was the result of a 1916 consolidation of a number of canneries in California.
		This company was the last of the independent canners in the state and its closing brought an end to the independent canning industry in the West.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/c/CANNING.html (2356 words)

	TOUGH TASKMASTER\
		He held the reins at Smithfield Packing Co. for 24 years, earning the reputation of a tough taskmaster who thought nothing of giving public tongue-lashings to employees who were lacking in performance.
		Tom Ross, vice president of human resources for Smithfield Packing, said Hamilton was a hard-driving businessman, who expected his team to perform the same way.
		In comparison, in 1991 as president of Smithfield Packing Company, he was listed in the June 1992 edition of the Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star's Hampton Roads Almanac as one of 24 Virginia executives earning more than $1 million annually.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/940629/06280108.htm (848 words)

	Utah's Canning Industry
		The company produced high-quality canned vegetables and fruits that were shipped all over the country in railroad cars, and helped build a reputation for the quality of the canned products from Utah that were to follow from other canners.
		Their widows tried to run the company as their husbands would have done but were unsuccessful and the company slowly began a downhill slide.
		The company operated in temporary quarters on the farm of one of the owners until a permanent factory could be built.
	utahrails.net /utahrails/canning.php (4665 words)

	CattleNetwork.com
		They rightfully deserve all the credit.” Smithfield Packing, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., processes pork products such as deli hams, sliced deli products, smoked meat products and retail and foodservice hams.
		Jere Null, Smithfield Packing’s senior vice president, pointed out, “We are committed to setting the industry standard for providing our customers with the highest quality, safest products possible.
		Smithfield Foods has delivered a 26 percent average annual compounded rate of return to investors since 1975.
	www.cattlenetwork.com /content.asp?ContentId=5438 (530 words)

	Archives: Story
		Smithfield Packing Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., has announced that its Tar Heel plant has been awarded ISO 14001 certification from the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
		Robert F. Urell, Smithfield Foods senior vice president of corporate engineering and environmental affairs, said, "We are indeed proud of the Tar Heel team.
		In our company, we have a continuing commitment to environmental excellence and the successful ISO certification at Tar Heel is a significant milestone.
	www.bladenjournal.com /articles/2004/06/22/news/business/business02.txt (599 words)

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