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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Apr 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Rachel Leah Siegel

      1. Beneath all the talk of national unity, the pandemic has unleashed a ferocious class war. The latest example is Trump deploying the Defense Protection Act to bolster meat packing plants, a major vector of the disease.https://twitter.com/rachsieg/status/1255217845346148358 …

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      Rachel Leah SiegelVerified account @rachsieg
      At least 20 meatpacking plants have closed due to covid outbreaks. At least 17 workers have died & at least 5,000 directly impacted. Today Trump is expected to sign an executive order mandating that the plants stay open to head off a food supply shortage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/28/trump-meat-plants-dpa/ …
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Apr 2020

      2. The meat packing plant is facing a crisis in part because workers (quite rightly) are refusing to go into plants where they could catch the disease. Trump's deployment of DPA is largely for show but he's signalling solidarity with employers against employees.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Apr 2020

          3. Iowa governor Kim Reynolds is also sending a signal: that employees who don't return to dangerous workplaces will be seen as quitting and thus not eligible for unemployment. The message: work (at the risk of death) or starve.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Apr 2020

          4. All the current chatter about “disincentives to work" (heard in Canada as well) is part of the class war. The idea is to keep people working at life-threatening jobs for as little money as possible. More thoughts here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/meatpacking-coronavirus-class-war/ …

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        2. M. Kei (he/him) WEAR A MASK‏ @kujakupoet 29 Apr 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          No. It's not a 'signal.' If he does this, it shields plants from liability when they keep forcing workers to work unsafely. This is all about protecting corporate America -- and a Trump crony -- from responsibility to ensure profitability.

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        1. Eric J. Doberman‏ @dobermanboston 29 Apr 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Populism!

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        2. GW‏ @merrill2n 29 Apr 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @aishaharris629

          I’m sure the meat packing industry has donated HUGE amounts to trump campaign. Can anyone take a look at that?

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        3. ChrizteeRN‏ @ChrizteeNurse 29 Apr 2020
          Replying to @merrill2n @aishaharris629 @HeerJeet

          The forced labor doesn't hurt Trump and his rich buddies.

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        1. matt‏ @mattbots 29 Apr 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @uzmab

          if prez hears meat plants need to close because of covid threats to workers, how about acting to decrease threats to workers? instead of just ordering them to risk their lives for hamberders. there are ways DC could support

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        1. Romulo Vega‏ @RomuloVega 7 May 2020
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          Romulo Vega Retweeted Romu Media LLC

          Check out what's going on in Crete, Nebraska. The workers & families are frustrated and fearful of what's going on.https://twitter.com/RomuMediaLLC/status/1257041174080167936?s=19 …

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          Photos taken from Crete, Nebraska on May 2nd, 2020. According to participants, they were raising awareness for additional safety measures & protections for workers in the local Meat Packing Plants. You can see more at: https://www.facebook.com/RomuMediaLLC/  #Crete #Nebraska #EssentialWorkers pic.twitter.com/CCVoHE7HxM
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