The federal government has fined the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for COVID-19 related violations.
OSHA, part of the U.S. Labor Department, says Smithfield failed to protect its employees from the coronavirus. The $13-thousand-500-dollar fine is the maximum allowed by law.
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union calls the fine “completely insufficient” and blames the Trump administration for the “slap on the wrist” for Smithfield.
