President Trump is expected to use the Defense Production Act on Tuesday to compel meat processing plants to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic and will provide liability protections, according to 3 sources familiar with the plan.
Trump said that he was “working with Tyson, which is one of the big companies in that world” on the order and described the problem as “sort of a legal roadblock more than anything else.”It is unclear what “liability problems” Trump will address, but the executive order has created a clash between meat companies and labor unions.
Meat plant workers, who kill, cut and package poultry and beef in close quarters, have called for plant closures amid the coronavirus outbreak. Unions and advocacy groups have also called for plants that are staying open to do more to protect employees during the pandemic.
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