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Union barred from speaking at COVID-19 town hall over meat plant outbreak
Original: Charles Rusnell writes: “The workers’ union was told it could attend [the town hall] but was not allowed to speak.” “[Ch
Journalist Charles Rusnell reports that a workers' union was told it could attend a town hall but was not allowed to speak. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw told the union that carpooling and household transmission, rather than conditions inside the plant, were responsible for the outbreak there. The exclusion of workers' representatives from the discussion has drawn criticism, raising questions about transparency and whose voices were heard in reviewing the plant outbreak.
Why now: New reporting about the exclusion of a workers' union from an official town hall on a plant outbreak has reignited debate over accountability and transparency.
Charles RusnellDeena Hinshawthe workers' union
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- Charles Rusnell writes: “The workers’ union was told it could attend [the town hall] but was not allowed to speak.” “[Chief medical officer of health Hinshaw] told them that carpooling and household transmission — not conditions in the plant — were responsible for the runaway… · feisty_lemming@zeroes.ca · 11
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