coronavirus and now the workers’ union is calling for the plant to be temporarily shut down.One employee had already tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, which a Maple Leaf spokesperson said appeared to have been contracted in the community, rather than at the hog plant.
Coronavirus case confirmed at Maple Leaf plant in Brandon, 2 new cases reported Wednesday “Late… Wednesday, August 5, the union was made aware of three more positive-cases of COVID-19 among non-production unionized employees,” United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832 wrote in a statement.The union wants Maple Leaf to cease production until Aug.