August 20, 2020 | Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting, MLK50
As Union Leaders Call for Slower Line Speeds, COVID-19 Spreads in Mississippi Poultry Plants
With workers sick and workforces depleted, two Mississippi poultry plants have permission to ratchet up processing line speeds to increase production during the pandemic—at the risk, union leaders say, of worker safety in one of the country’s most dangerous industries.