JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley to begin testing employees

[eleny]

UPDATE | Testing has been postponed until Tuesday, according to a Facebook post from JBS.

JBS meatpacking plant
By: Sloan Dickey
Posted at 10:45 PM, Apr 11, 2020
and last updated 5:59 PM, Apr 12, 2020

UPDATE | Testing has been postponed until Tuesday, according to a Facebook post from JBS.

GREELEY, Colo. — Testing for employees of the closed JBS meatpacking plant is set to begin Sunday. It comes after two people have died, and dozens of people have tested positive at the plant for coronavirus.

But now union representatives for workers at the plant are speaking out about confusion over who will be tested.

"I don't believe the company's done any outreach to them explaining the process," said Kim Cordova, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 Union President on Saturday. "I would be surprised if very many people even show up tomorrow. It's supposed to snow. It's also Easter."

JBS said in a press release on Friday that it is investing one million dollars in testing for workers and will also clean and sterilize the plant before its reopening set for Tuesday. But according to the notice sent to workers, only employees present on April 9 and 10 will be tested by the company. All other employees must get tested on their own and bring documentation to the company before they are allowed to return.

"It is hard to imagine a less serious testing program than one which excludes, on its terms, potentially a thousand or more employees," lamented union representatives in a letter to Governor Polis, explaining that "between 800 and 1,000 employees have been calling in sick on a daily basis."

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/jbs-meat-packing-plant-closed-covid-testing-for-workers-starts-sunday

[crickets]

1. Didn't the free tests just get cut off by Donnie Deathsquad?

Asking your employees to pay for those tests- hell, to find those tests, is unreasonable. What a mess.

[Poiuyt]

2. Smithfield Foods is also closing a plant

One of the largest pork producers, and the maker of the type of spare ribs I like to purchase!!!

[eleny]

5. I've got some spare ribs in the deep freeze that I got from King Soopers here in Colorado

They were purchased back in January. Hopefully I can tell from the label. But

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Good friggin luck with the free testing.

We can not forget,there are not any kits. And where in the hell are this Employees going to find the money to pay for those tests.

Greely is not Immigrant Friendly to start with. JBS pulled down a mega payday on the last Farm Bailout Bill. This is going to be one hell of a disaster.

[eleny]

4. I wodered if any of the processed meats is exported to other countries

So the effects of this could be to foreign trade.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. JBS imports Beef from

Brazil. Sonny Prudue and the Orange Anus gave them a import license about two months ago. As far as export,don't know.

[eleny]

7. "...JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley cancels it altogether"

"UPDATE: After postponing testing its employees for COVID-19 from Sunday to Tuesday, JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley has canceled its testing altogether until further notice."

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/jbs-meat-packing-plant-closed-covid-testing-for-workers-starts-sunday

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