TEETH. THE COMPLAINT ASK FOR
MORE THAN $50,000 FROM MLB LAST
YEAR BASEBALL ORDER TEAMS TO
EXTEND PROTECTIVE NETTING TO
THE FOUL POLES. PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER
REQUIRING MEAT PROCESSING
PLANTS TO STAY OPEN IS CAUSING
CONCERN ABOUT WORKER SAFETY AND
THE WORKERS WANT TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE PROPER PROTECTIONS SO
THEY DON'T CATCH THE VIRUS.
WE DO AS PATRICK ELWOOD LIVE
FROM THE FULTON MARKET DISTRICT
WITH MORE ON THIS STORY
PATRICK.
MICAH AND JOE GOOD EVENING
TO YOU IT'S BEEN BUSINESS AS
USUAL HERE AT PEORIA PACKING
AND THE WEST A LITTLE BIT UP
PROCESSORS HAVE HAD A REALLY
HARD TIME WITH THAT BECAUSE OF
COVID 19 IT IS AN INDUSTRY
THOUGH IT'S TEAM SO ESSENTIAL
THE PRESIDENT HAS ORDERED THEM
TO REOPEN WET.
CERTAINLY ENACTING NEW
SAFETY GUIDELINES. THIS PIT
FIELD PLANT IN SAINT CHARLES IS
RETURNING TO OPERATIONS.
IT WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE KING
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
RECENTLY DUE TO AN OUTBREAK OF
NUMEROUS SHUTDOWNS AT LEAST 20
PEOPLE HAVE DIED. AND HUNDREDS
OF OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN SICK.
NOW PROCESSORS ARE HIGHLIGHTING
IMPROVED MEASURES, INCLUDING
IOWA GOVERNOR TOM VILSACK SAYS
IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO BY
THE PRESIDENT AND COMPANIES
NEED TO STEP UP SAFETY MEASURES
AS WELL I THINK IT'S ALSO.
OBVIOUSLY A RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ACTUALLY PROTECT
THEIR WORKERS IT MAY SLOW THIS
LOW LYING DOWN A BIT. IT MAY
REQUIRE THEM TO EXPEND
RESOURCES FOR PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND 4 OTHER SAFETY
MEASURES BUT AT THE END OF THE
DAY THIS IS ESSENTIAL WORK FOR
THE COUNTRY AND THESE ARE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THEY
DESERVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION
STILL SOME WORKERS ARE AFRAID
TO RETURNS THEY TOLD ME
EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND THEY
TOLD ME I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE.
A CATCH OF THE CORONAVIRUS
GOING OUT TO WALMART IN SIZE
AND COME TO OUR KIDS SAFE.
THE UNITED FOOD, COMMERCIAL
WORKERS UNION PUT OUT A
STATEMENT TODAY CALLING FOR
IMMEDIATE FEDERAL LAWS TO QUOTE
COMPEL ALL MEAT PACKING
COMPANIES TO PROVIDE THE
HIGHEST LEVEL, A PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT THROUGH ACCESS TO THE
FEDERAL STOCKPILE OF PPE ENSURE
DAILY TESTING IS AVAILABLE FOR
WORKERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IT FORCED A PHYSICAL DISTANCING
IT ALL PLANTS AND PROVIDE FULL