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June 2, 2021 | 5:37 AM

Montgomery County meat-processing plant shutters amid massive cyberattack against JBS

Almost all 1,500 workers at the Montgomery County plant were told to stay home Tuesday,

By Jad Sleiman/WHYY
May 14, 2020 | 7:44 AM

Millions of pigs will be euthanized as pandemic cripples meatpacking plants

By Tim Mak/NPR
May 11, 2020 | 6:37 PM

Some meatpackers question new COVID-19 safety guidelines

By Christina Stella/NPR

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May 1, 2020 | 3:59 PM

Protesters want coronavirus protections for Lebanon Co. poultry plant workers

By Julia Agos/WITF
April 29, 2020 | 5:33 AM

President Trump signs order to beef up meat production after coronavirus hits plants

The largest union for workers in the plants had called on major meat-producing companies to take immediate action to protect workers.
By Franco Ordonez/NPR
April 16, 2020 | 6:07 AM

For meat plant workers, virus makes a hard job perilous

By Stephen Groves/Associated Press