Cargill beef plant is shown in High River Alta., on Thursday, April 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Eventually nearly half of the workers contracted the virus and two employees died
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing company failed to take reasonable precautions to protect its workers in Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cargill’s beef plant near High River, south of Calgary, employs about 2,200 people. It shut down for two weeks in April because of an outbreak that affected 350 staff.
It reopened after bringing in safety measures that included temperature testing, physical distancing, cleaning and sanitizing.
Eventually nearly half of the workers contracted the virus and two employees died.
The lawsuit, which needs to be approved by a judge, was filed by Guardian Law Group and seeks damages…
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