Nine poultry companies agreed to pay a total of $180 million US ($260 million Cdn) to settle claims they conspired to suppress wages of plant workers, according to a motion filed in a Maryland federal court.
The class of plaintiffs along with Allen Harim Foods, Amick Farms, Butterball, Fieldale Farms, Foster Poultry Farms, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Koch Foods, O.K. Foods, Tyson Foods and Keystone Foods requested preliminary approval from the judge.
Allen Harim (all in Cdn dollars $5.7 million), Amick Farms ($6.1 million), Butterball ($9.7 million), Fieldale Farms ($70 million), Foster Poultry Farms ($15.4 million), Jennie-O Turkey Store ($4.0 million), Koch Foods ($21million), O.K. Foods ($5.4 million), Tyson Foods and Keystone Foods ($160 million combined) also agreed to cooperate with ongoing litigation against Agri Stats, which is the lone remaining defendant.
