MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high risk contagion locations.
But some Midwestern politicians have pointed the finger at the workers living conditions, suggesting crowded homes bear some blame. The comments include a Wisconsin Supreme Court justices remark that an outbreak didnt seem to have come from “regular folks.”
Outraged employees and advocates call the comments elitist and critical of immigrants in the meatpacking workforce. The main union for meat plant employees said Friday that at least 30 workers have died from the virus.
