Meatpackers Deny Workers Benefits For Covid-19 Deaths, Illnesses September 29, 2020 By Tom Hals and Tom Polansek Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley,...
Los Angeles Union, Joined by ‘Pandemic Pig,’ Demands Meatpacking Plant Closure May 29, 2020 By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES — The union representing workers at a meatpacking plant near Los Angeles where at least 153 employees have...
Stopping Virus a Huge Challenge at Crowded Meat Plants April 24, 2020 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into...