Trump Makes Last Push to Speed Up Chicken Lines Despite Pandemic
- USDA submitted proposal to raise maximum line speeds by 25%
- Move could hamper social distancing crucial for meat workers
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Coronavirus cases are rising, but the Trump administration is making its last push to allow chicken slaughterhouses to speed up production lines, potentially threatening social distancing that’s crucial to keeping workers safe.
Three days after President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid, the U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted a proposal to raise the maximum line speed by 25% to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. That’s typically the last step before a proposed regulation is published.