Congress Investigating Meat Plants for Mishandling of COVID-19 Safety | Eater

"Named in a congressional probe into the industry’s pandemic response, the company’s meatpacking operations have been linked to major COVID-19 outbreaks that contributed to industry-wide totals of tens of thousands of worker infections and hundreds of deaths. Lawmakers allege the company failed to implement basic worker protections, left many employees—often low-paid and lacking adequate paid leave—vulnerable to infection, and thus helped spread the virus into surrounding communities. The inquiry seeks documents and explanations for how the company handled outbreaks and whether it prioritized production over worker safety." - Jenny G. Zhang