Anti-trust enforcement is important to competitors and consumers, but don't forget workers • Minnesota Reformer

Anti-trust enforcement is important to competitors and consumers, but don't forget workers • Minnesota Reformer

A recent $180 million wage-fixing settlement among the largest firms in the poultry industry shows another consequence of unchecked monopoly power. Photo by Stephen Ausmus/Agricultural Research Service, USDA.For Minnesota legislators looking for ways to protect workers, an unlikely source has provided an important blueprint.  Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson is establishing a Joint Labor Task Force that will prioritize investigatin…