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Groups seek more protection for workers as COVID-19 cases at N.C. meat-packing plants rise

May 9, 2020 · By Tribune News Service · Greensboro News & Record

RALEIGH — Advocates for farm and meat-processing plant workers called on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday to require additional COVID-19 virus protections for plant employees.

The N.C. Farmworker Advocacy Network, N.C. AFL-CIO and other groups want at least two weeks of paid sick leave for workers who have tested positive for the virus or are in quarantine; staggered bathroom and lunch breaks to lower the risk of contamination; and time-and-a-half pay for taking on increased risks.

At a video news conference Friday, they also asked that workers be part of the ongoing conversation about plant safety, including being told when someone tests positive.

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