Union wants Cargill to pause High River beef processing plant after 38 workers test postive for COVID-19

The union representing workers at the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in High River is calling on the company to shut its doors for two weeks after 38 employees tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Tom Hesse, the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401, said the plant employs over 2,000 people who work at the plant over two daily shifts. "In workplaces like these, there are hundreds and hundreds of people really coagulating in one place to get the work done. Social distanci