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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 84A.11 MEATPACKING INDUSTRY
1 2 WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS.
1 3 Meatpacking industry workers in this state shall have the
1 4 following rights:
1 5 1. The right to organize.
1 6 2. The right to a safe workplace.
1 7 3. The right to adequate restroom and break facilities and
1 8 the opportunity to use them.
1 9 4. The right to complete information concerning existing
1 10 state and federal rights and benefits.
1 11 5. The right to understand the information provided.
1 12 6. The right to take advantage of existing state and
1 13 federal rights and benefits.
1 14 7. The right to be free from discrimination.
1 15 8. The right to continuing training, including training as
1 16 a supervisor.
1 17 9. The right to compensation for work performed.
1 18 10. The right to seek help from the state.
1 19 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 84A.12 MEATPACKING INDUSTRY WORKERS
1 20 RIGHTS COORDINATOR.
1 21 1. The position of meatpacking industry workers rights
1 22 coordinator is established within the department of workforce
1 23 development to inspect and review the practices and procedures
1 24 of meatpacking operations in the state of Iowa and to
1 25 determine whether those practices and procedures comply with
1 26 the Iowa meatpacking industry workers bill of rights. For the
1 27 purposes of this section, "meatpacking operations" means a
1 28 business which conducts slaughtering, butchering, meat
1 29 canning, meatpacking, meat manufacturing, poultry canning,
1 30 poultry packing, poultry manufacturing, pet feed
1 31 manufacturing, processing of meatpacking products, or
1 32 rendering operations.
1 33 2. The meatpacking industry workers rights coordinator
1 34 shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
1 35 the senate pursuant to section 2.32, with preference given to
2 1 the appointment of a person who is fluent in the Spanish
2 2 language.
2 3 3. The coordinator and the coordinator's designated
2 4 representatives shall be authorized to enter, inspect, and
2 5 investigate all meatpacking operations in the state at any
2 6 time meatpacking products are being processed and meatpacking
2 7 industry workers are on the job.
2 8 4. The department of workforce development shall provide
2 9 necessary office space, furniture, equipment, supplies, and
2 10 other assistance as necessary to enable the coordinator to
2 11 carry out the duties established by this section.
2 12 5. The coordinator shall, on or before December 1 of each
2 13 year, submit a report to the members of the general assembly
2 14 and to the governor stating the coordinator's recommendations
2 15 regarding any changes needed to provide for the fair treatment
2 16 of workers in Iowa's meatpacking industry.
2 17 Sec. 3. This Act is repealed on June 30, 2004.
2 18 EXPLANATION
2 19 This bill adds a new section to Code chapter 84A which
2 20 establishes a new position of meatpacking industry workers
2 21 rights coordinator within the department of workforce
2 22 development. The coordinator is appointed by the governor
2 23 subject to senate confirmation, to inspect and review the
2 24 practices and procedures of meatpacking operations in the
2 25 state as they relate to the meatpacking industry workers bill
2 26 of rights which is also set forth in the bill. These rights
2 27 include the right to organize, to a safe workplace, to
2 28 adequate restroom and break facilities, to provision of
2 29 understandable information, to training, to freedom from
2 30 discrimination, to seek state and federal benefits, to
2 31 compensation for work performed, and to seek help from the
2 32 state.
2 33 The bill provides that the coordinator or designated
2 34 representatives have access to all meatpacking operations in
2 35 the state. The bill also provides that the coordinator shall
3 1 submit an annual report to the general assembly and to the
3 2 governor with recommendations for provision of fair treatment
3 3 to meatpacking industry workers. The bill terminates the
3 4 position of the coordinator on June 30, 2004.
3 5 LSB 2863YH 79
3 6 av/pj/5
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