Nov 20 Agriculture Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster A study published Thursday in a prestigious scientific journal links significant increases in COVID-19 transmission rates to meatpacking plants, especially those facilities that the federal government has allowed to speed up processing lines. Researchers found evidence that linked meatpacking plants to a “high potential for community spread” in the surrounding areas. The findings have implications […] By Liam Niemeyer Nov 20 Agriculture Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Liam Niemeyer
Aug 5 Agriculture Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers Tyson Foods sought and received federal permission to increase the operating speed at poultry processing plants in Kentucky and southern Indiana even as public health officials reported dozens of coronavirus cases among Tyson workers. Now, a union representing workers at meatpacking plants in Kentucky and southern Indiana is one of several plaintiffs suing the federal […] By Liam Niemeyer Aug 5 Agriculture Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers Liam Niemeyer
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