Justices Uphold $5.8 Million Award Against Tyson Foods

[WhiteTara]

Source: abc

In a setback to business, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a $5.8 million judgment against Tyson Foods Inc. in a pay dispute with more than 3,000 workers at a pork-processing plant in Iowa.

The court's 6-2 ruling rejected new limits Tyson asked the high court to impose on the ability of workers to band together to challenge pay and workplace issues. It was the second time this year the court has ruled against business interests in class-action cases.

The justices decided three other cases Tuesday, including one by its first 4-4 tie vote since Justice Antonin Scalia's death last month.

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion that upheld lower court rulings in favor of employees of Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson. The workers sued to be paid for time spent putting on and taking off protective work clothes and equipment before wielding sharp knives in slaughtering and processing the animals.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/justices-uphold-58-million-award-tyson-foods-37839285

[Wellstone ruled]

1. This a major decision.

This has been a long time coming,Packing House Workers used to get paid for Get Ready Time and End of Shift Clean up time. No more donated time to your Boss. Major blow to the Right to work for less Butt Heads.

[WhiteTara]

2. Yep. Scalia was the point man to block

this decision. Good riddance Scalia.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. This is Historic for all American Workers.

Watch the Chamber of Commerce heads explode,and ALEC will be in every Legislature trying to pass laws to repeal this.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. "setback to business ... " Is that what ABC would have said about the Emancipation Proclamation? nt