Blame is the name of the game, and with the coronavirus spreading rapidly through meat processing facilities, politicians are playing hard at blaming workers. From governors to judges, all sorts of politicians and pundits are going on about the crowded living...
In late April, President Trump ordered that meatpacking plants reopen after they were shut down because of COVID-19. He is more concerned about the companies’ profits than workers’ lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 5,000...
There has been a wave of COVID-19 infections in the meatpacking industry throughout the country. As of April 28, there have been at least 4,400 reported positive cases tied to meatpacking facilities at 80 plants in 26 states, and at least 18 reported worker deaths at...
