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.