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Senator demands Tyson child labor probe. Trump’s cuts to DOL could make that difficult.

Whistleblower allegations fuel new pressure on labor officials, but the agency tasked with investigating illegal child labor is operating with one of its smallest teams in decades.

By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest

/ 28 May 2025

Senator demands Tyson child labor probe. Trump’s cuts to DOL could make that difficult.

Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu

The federal government has a single contractor to assist with killing infected flocks, leading to delays and the use of controversial culling methods.

By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest

/ 30 Apr 2025

Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu

OSHA fined a poultry plant after a worker died. While the case was appealed, another worker was killed.

The little-known Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is taking longer to review appeals of OSHA fines and orders. Now the three-person commission is about to lose its only member.

By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest

/ 12 Mar 2025

OSHA fined a poultry plant after a worker died. While the case was appealed, another worker was killed.