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Nebraska senator proposes bill to protect meatpacking workers
Senator Tony Vargas is trying once more to advance a bill protecting meatpacking workers from COVID-19 in the workplace
January 12, 2021 6:24 am
courtesy of Nebraska Legislator s website
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN)- Monday morning, Nebraskan Senator Tony Vargas, of Omaha, introduced a new bill to protect meatpacking workers from contracting COVID-19.
The Meatpacking Employees COVID-19 Protection Act would put in place CDC and OSHA recommendations that have been around since the start of the pandemic: six feet of distance between workers, access to clean PPE, hand washing stations, regular equipment cleaning, temperature checks, paid sick leave for those who contract COVID-19 with assurances that there wouldn’t be consequences for missing work, and more information on case numbers.
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