Workers at the Cargill beef-packing plant at High River, Alta., want to file a class-action lawsuit over the spread of COVID-19 among employees.
The Guardian Law Group of Calgary, Canada has filed an application that is awaiting approval by a judge to proceed as a class-action lawsuit.
The lawyers claim Cargill did not take “reasonable precautions” to protect its Alberta workers.
In late April, more than 800 of the plant’s 2,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19 and the plant shut down for two weeks. Two employees died.
The plant has capacity for 4,500 cattle per day and produces about 40 per cent of Canada’s beef.
