Alberta Health Services begins offering COVID-19 vaccines to meatpacking workers 04.28.2021 By Ryan McCarthy Employees at 136 federal and provincial meat plants will be eligible.Read More
Biden tax credit boosts paid leave for workers to get vaccine 04.22.2021 By Bob Sims Union urges all meatpacking and grocery CEOs to guarantee workers on the COVID front lines get paid leave.Read More
Federal court rejects swine slaughter line speed provision 04.01.2021 By Erica Shaffer A judge ruled that USDA-FSIS failed to consider whether increasing line speeds would harm workers.Read More
Editor’s blog: Taking care of the front line 03.19.2021 By Kimberlie Clyma Meat processors are stepping up to help get their workers vaccinated.Read More
NAMI urges Biden administration to keep front-line workers high priority during vaccination period 03.15.2021 By Joel Crews The association said inflexibility can force meat and poultry plants to decrease production.Read More
Tyson continues on-site vaccinations at Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina plants 03.09.2021 By Kimberlie Clyma More than 10,000 Tyson employees have been vaccinated so far.Read More
NAMI: COVID-19 interventions protect meat plant workers 03.02.2021 By Erica Shaffer Rates of infection among meat and poultry workers are more than five times lower than in the general population, according to new data.Read More
Cargill offers COVID-19 vaccines to employees in three states 02.28.2021 By Ryan McCarthy The company said facilities in Kansas, Michigan and Nebraska will be the first to offer vaccinations.Read More
JBS plant in Colorado to offer workers COVID-19 vaccinations 02.24.2021 By Joel Crews The company worked with union representatives, government officials and the National Guard to create a distribution site at the Greeley plant.Read More
Tyson encourages participation in vaccination program with financial incentive 02.17.2021 By Joel Crews The program is voluntary but ‘highly encouraged.’Read More
