COVID-19 has spared workers at N.L.’s largest poultry producer — but not demand for chicken
By CBC News
News Company NewsNone of Country Ribbon's more than 200 employees have tested positive for the virus.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest poultry producer has avoided the spread of COVID-19 among workers, but restaurant closures have reduced the demand for chicken.
While some other large, meat producing facilities in Canada have been forced to close because of the pandemic, the union that represents Country Ribbon’s 200 workers says they’re satisfied with measures taken by the company for employees’ safety at its facilities near Cochrane Pond and Quidi Vidi Lake.
“They are quite comfortable in the work environment,” Jerry Earle, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees, told CBC News.
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