May 12 Agriculture “Will It Be Enough?”: Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount It’s the uncertainty that gets to Darlene Davis. The uncertainty of when she’ll see her 87-year-old mother in person again. The uncertainty of her co-workers’ health. The uncertainty that comes with the novel coronavirus. When a co-worker of hers at the JBS Swift meatpacking plant in Louisville died from COVID-19, she said that uncertainty turned […] By Liam Niemeyer May 12 Agriculture “Will It Be Enough?”: Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount Liam Niemeyer
Apr 28 Agriculture As Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers As President Trump ordered meatpacking plants on Tuesday to keep operating amid the coronavirus pandemic, more details are emerging about the concerns workers had about their safety at a facility in Louisville, where dozens of workers were infected and one died. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reported as of Monday, the state […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 28 Agriculture As Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers Liam Niemeyer