Trump to Order Meat Plants to Stay Open

[iluvtennis]

the a-hole can use the Defense Production Act to order [Covid infected] meat processing plants to stay open, BUT HE CAN"T ORDER THE PRODUCTION OF PPE.

I so DESPISE this orange POS.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-28/trump-says-he-s-issuing-order-for-tyson-s-unique-liability

President Donald Trump plans to order slaughterhouses to remain open, setting up a showdown between the giant companies that produce America’s meat and the unions and activists who want to protect workers in a pandemic.

Using the Defense Production Act, Trump will order plants to stay open as part of the critical infrastructure needed to keep people fed amid growing supply disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak, a person familiar with the matter said. The government will provide additional protective gear for employees as well as guidance, according to the person.

The move would come just days after Tyson Foods Inc., the biggest U.S. meat processor, ran paid ads in national newspapers stating that the food supply chain was “broken.”


A handful of companies account for the majority of the nation’s meat, and as workers fell sick in March, plants initially continued to run. But pressure from local health officials and unions led to voluntary closures.

Companies have been pressing to reopen. The president himself has long agitated for Americans to return to work and restore an economy crippled by social distancing measures.

Meat Plant Closures
U.S. processing plants shuttered due to the pandemic


Environmental Working Group called the order a potential death sentence. The United Food and Commercial Workers union said in a statement that if workers aren’t safe, the food supply won’t be either. At least 20 workers in meat and food processing have died, and 5,000 meatpacking workers have either tested positive for the virus or were forced to self-quarantine, according to UFCW.

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[Chainfire]

1. We all want the meat packers open

but some of us want to protect the workers as well. Make it safe and let 'em go back to work. Otherwise, let the Republican politicians man the lines.

The workers in critical industries are not disposable.

[Newest Reality]

2. Meat to Order Trump Plants to Close Permanently.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. 58000 dead ain't enough.

[lpbk2713]

4. Don't let anything stand between Trump and his fast food.

There will be hell to pay.

[AleksS]

5. This might be something from cloud-cuckoo land, but I heard somewhere that

This might be something from cloud-cuckoo land, but I heard somewhere that people can live without meat!

I know, I know--it sounds crazy, but it just might be true.

Worth looking into, at least.

[mucifer]

7. +1000

[IggleDuer]

6. Effectively he negated the meat packers from any liability by using the DPA...

... Employees who get laid off due to CONVID-45 will get no benefits or Workman’s Comp