Dying for your pork chops

Originally posted by: Candy Wright

OK, Kevin.  How would you address these issues if you had the power?  Seriously.  Thanks.


The first thing I would do is remove the blanket liability protections that Trump bestowed on the "essential" industry. I wonder how many millions of dollars were quietly slipped into what pockets to make that happen.

 

Why is that important? The same day that Trump signed the order, all the meat plants stopped CoVid testing. The reasoning was, the peons can't sue us now if they get sick, so why take any precautions?

 

So I would revamp the plants so that social distancing could be maintained (even though that would slow down production), test workers daily, provide an onsite clinic (a real one), and most of all, treat these people like human beings. Allow them to stay home if they feel sick. Allow them to file for unemployment if they have to stay home. Make it against the law to fire them for staying home due to illness.

 

In short, taking necessary measures to keep the workplace safe (not safe-ish) and treating the workers as human beings with rights would solve the problem. That's not the Republican way. But it's the right way.

More lying bullshit from Kevin - he just makes it up as he goes. 

When it comes to lying bullshit, your orange god surpassses everyone, Davie.

You notice how he calls me a liar, obsessively, every single day, but never says why what I'm saying is supposedly a lie?

 

All he can do is scream the same insults over and over, plagiarize other people's posts, and post random shit he found on the internet between jerk-off sessions. He's a weak little boy, hiding in his mommy's basement.


And Kevin, you are a sick, psychotic narcissist who has a filthy cesspool of a mouth that spews venom and hatred. 

 

Poor old DonDiego sure hopes the SPAM production isn't interupted !  He can live on SPAM and an occasional vegetable.

 

[ Did'ja know there's 13 different varieties:  classic, low-sodium (yuck !), lite (yuck !), hot & spicy, Black Pepper, Jalapeño, SPAM w/Bacon, Chorizo, Teriyaki, Oven Roasted Turkey, Hickory Smoke, Garlic, Tocino,

and there's even two special editions not-currently-available Golden Honey Grail and Stinky Frenc Garlic. ] 

The turkey is good and 1/2 the fat of regular Spam.

''...you are a sick, psychotic narcissist who has a filthy cesspool of a mouth that spews venom and hatred.''

 

A perfect description of your orange god, Davie-boy. 

Originally posted by: MisterPicture

I would enforce the existing laws.

 

If an employer knowingly requires employees to work in unsafe conditions and they are injured or killed, the employer is legally liable for damages, and may also be prosecuted criminally. If the companies are bankrupted, so be it.

 

If an employee refuses to work, and it can be shown that the existing working conditions were unsafe, then the employee is entitled to unemployment compensation and perhaps other remedies.

 

Candy, do you have a problem with existing laws?


I'll need to know more about "existing laws."  I don't know which states have which laws regarding meat processing plants.

 

A brief search of Tyson Foods (chicken, beef, pork) described actions being taken at a plant in Raleigh NC.

 

"Tuesday night, Tyson released a statement announcing the plant's scheduled reopening. Since closing the plant on April 22, the company said it has re-sanitized the entire facility and installed "enhanced safety precautions and protective social distancing measures" that meet or exceed standards set by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.
 
All employees are now required to wear "facial coverings," which the company said it is providing. Employees working in areas where workstation barriers could not be installed will be required to use face shields. Social distance monitors will be stationed throughout the plant to ensure that employees comply with safety guidelines.
Tyson (TSN) said all the plant's returning staff members have been tested for Covid-19 and plant employees who have not been tested will not be allowed to return to work. The company said employees who have tested positive for the coronavirus will remain on sick leave until health officials say its safe for them to return to work.
Tyson also said it has doubled its bonus pay for frontline workers and plant employees who can't come to work because of illness or childcare issues related to Covid-19. They will continue to qualify for bonus pay as well."
So, you can do an exhaustive search at all plants in the US and weigh in.  I believe much of what Kevin proposed is aligned with what is going on in this particular plant.  Can't speak for all of them, of course.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/meat-poultry-processing-workers-employers.html

 

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