Posted on 06/02/2022 10:00:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Sheep herders in the U.S. West have banded together to sue their employers, accusing them of operating an illegal cartel that artificially suppresses their wages, according to court documents filed Wednesday in Nevada.
The case could have implications for how antitrust laws are applied to labor markets, according to legal experts, as the Biden administration pushes for greater competition in every sector of the economy.
The suit alleges that ranches coordinate through the Western Range Association (WRA), a ranching trade group, to suppress sheepherder wages and avoid competing for labor.
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Welcome to the WEF Party, pals.
Just another avenue of shutting down meat production.
Not true. I know a rancher with several thousand sheep. He struggles to find decent herders. He is required to pay them a certain amount by law and to provide certain benefits. Rarely hires Americans because almost no Americans will do the work. And if you’ve ever seen what is required from a sheep herder, you’ll know why so few Americans will do the work at any pay.
Could someone somewhere be doing something weird? Maybe, but a competent sheep herder can find work with someone else easy.
Maybe since he is a smaller operation, he doesn’t get the benefit of the cartel?
It may have some effect but not as much a one might guess.
There arent many sheep suitable for consumption in the US. Most of our large producers are contracted to companies that are part of the durable fibers industry. The lanolin levels in those sheep make them taste terrible.
Next time youre at the store check the origin on the lamb. Chances are it came from Australia.
If you want lamb raised in the US youre most likely going to have to find a homesteader/self sufficiency/smallholder to contract one or more for you.
Here in Thailand it's the same. (Either Oz or NZ) The country is about 9% Muslim (mostly concentrated in the deep south), so it's actually surprising that they don't do their own lamb here. Not even in Malaysia, which is like 60+% Muslim. Goat, yes. Lamb, no. Maybe it's the heat and humidity.
Too bad because I can't stand goat but enjoy lamb a lot.
Does this include the border collies?
Sounds like somebody’s trying to pull the wool over somebody’s eyes.
And if you’ve ever seen what is required from a sheep herder, you’ll know why so few Americans will do the work at any pay.
The programming wizard in our group was an ex-carrier plane pilot. He would tell stories, one of which was a sheep herder story. When they were near the west coast, they would do training flights going inland. He was flying low between two hills or mountains. He looked down and nearby was a Basque sheep herder with his dog and a herd of sheep. The story teller said that he just had to go back and check things out. There sitting on the ground shaking his fist at the plane was the Basque shepard, no horse, no dog, no sheep.
Sheep like cool dry weather. That does NOT describe Thailand or Malaysia.
https://www.morningagclips.com/help-your-lambs-beat-the-heat/
“Heat stressed lambs could experience a decrease in growth rate due to a loss of appetite and suppressed immunity, which can lead to other health challenges,” says Julian (Skip) Olson, DVM, technical services manager for Milk Products. “Sheep are most comfortable at 45-70 degrees F. When humidity sets in or temps go above 75 degrees F, sheep begin to feel the negative effects of the heat.”
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