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The [Friday] PapersInbox, from BerlinRosen: Last night, McDonald's workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak were featured on ABC's Nightline, as anchor Byron Pitts spotlighted the stories of striking food service workers who are saying 'no more' until their voices and demands are met. That rings especially true in Los Angeles: at least three McDonald's workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and one, Sonia Hernandez, is currently fighting for her life on a ventilator. Here's the segment: - Meat Packing Mess "In a statement to ABC7 Chicago, Rose Packing's parent company, OSI, confirmed that 21 employees have informed the company they have tested positive for COVID-19." ABC7 didn't bother to talk to any workers, instead merely repeating the company's assertions that they are acting with an abundance of caution. * "An anonymous employee contacted NBC 5 and said she and other employees at Rose Packing Company on Chicago's South Side were informed of the 21 confirmed coronavirus cases by plant managers Thursday at a town hall-style meeting," that station reports. "The whistleblower said the company is now distributing personal protective equipment." * Also to its credit, NBC5 included this: "Earlier this week, Smithfield Foods shut down facilities in three different state including it's Sioux Falls, South Dakota location. The plant was shut down after 598 employees tested positive for the coronavirus, as well as an additional 135 people who are not employed by the company, but contracted the virus after they were in close contact with the workers. "The processing facility supplies 5 percent of the nation's pork supply and the anonymous Rose Packing Co. employee says Smithfield is one of the company's suppliers." * See also:
* * Some OSI history: "A Chinese court has fined two domestic units of U.S. food supplier OSI Group up to 2.4 million yuan ($364,875) and handed prison sentences to 10 of its employees over allegations it reused returned food products to avoid losses," Reuters reported in 2016. "The verdict marks the end of a long-running probe into OSI after a safety scandal in 2014 that hit fast-food giants it supplied - McDonald's and Yum Brands, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in China." - Virtual City Council Reporting "The only business was passing legislation to allow future meetings to occur virtually due to the governor's stay-at-home order and to schedule another meeting for April 22 at 10 a.m.," Crain's reported. Good question. Crain's doesn't say, so let's look elsewhere for an answer. "Rules Committee Chairman Michelle Harris (8th) was recognized and moved that the Council adopt - by voice vote - emergency rules allowing aldermen to conduct substantive city business without meeting in person," the Sun-Times reported. But retroactively? Doesn't say. "In March, Lightfoot gaveled in the scheduled City Council meeting because the date had been set by statute. Presiding over a nearly empty City Council chambers, she then immediately recessed it until Wednesday," the Tribune reported. Okay, but . . . Also not answered by WBEZ or NBC5 Chicago. Next up, WTTW. "Lightfoot said the city's Law Department reviewed Gov. J.B. Pritzker's disaster declaration and determined that the City Council could meet virtually to adopt rules permitting that action and to conduct business during the virtual meetings," WTTW's Heather Cherone reports. Boom! "I can assure you that our proceedings in this matter are completely legal," Lightfoot said. Mystery solved. - Virtual Community Porn "Chicago Police held what was believed to be its first online community policing meeting Thursday, and it was marred by racial slurs, porn, cursing and middle fingers," Block Club Chicago reports. "A serious community discussion on Zoom about how gang members continue to terrorize the Northwest Side also devolved into people throwing gang signs, hula hooping and getting their cat into their Zoom square." Wow, go read the rest. - The President's "Plan" Most of his commenters seem to agree. "Your thoughts?" Miller asks. I'll just put this here. It's reflective of what the experts are saying:
C'mon, people. - P.S.:
- New on the Beachwood today . . . The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #300: Here's Why Sports Is Not Coming Back This Year * This is a really good show, people! And as always, you can just check out the Show Notes if you want too. - Only Science Will Bring Back Sports - The Thorne Miniature Rooms - & ICYMI: OSHA Isn't Even Trying Anymore "That poses a serious risk to millions of essential workers, many of whom live paycheck-to-paycheck, safety advocates say. Dozens of workers, including meat cutters, supermarket greeters, airport screeners and bus drivers have died as the disease has spread." - ChicagoReddit All CPS schools canceled in-person learning for the rest of the school year from r/chicago - ChicagoGram - ChicagoTube Bus Simulator Ultimate #10 Road to Chicago. - BeachBook How Censorship Warped How DC And Marvel Dealt With Heaven, Hell And Jesus. * The History Of The Hawaiian Shirt. * Paul McCartney Tells Howard Stern Why The Beatles Were Better Than The Rolling Stones. * Too Far From Town: The Beloit Snappers. * Stirling Moss, One Of The Greatest Drivers Of All Time, Dies At 90. - TweetWood
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- The Beachwood Q-Tip Line: Be unkind. Posted on April 17, 2020 |
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