Trump orders meatpackers to reopen, drawing fire from JBS’ Greeley union
WASHINGTON and GREELEY — U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to reopen every meat processing plant in the country after several, including the JBS plant in Greeley, were shut down amid coronavirus outbreaks.
Trump signed the order Tuesday, which declares meat processors as critical infrastructure and gives plant owners immunity from injury or wrongful death lawsuits if employees contract COVID-19 within those facilities.
At least 18 major processing plants have shut down temporarily across the country in recent days after outbreaks were reported in employees. That has led to farmers killing livestock and…
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