This remarkable story reveals that government has been urging meatpacking plants to prepare for a pandemic for more than a decade. *11 years ago*, OSHA said plants should stockpile masks. https://twitter.com/jbarab/status/1296478557649199104
In previous administrations, DOL, the Department of Agriculture, and DHS all urged food & agriculture businesses & trade associations to plan for a pandemic.

What they apparently didn't do was try to engage unions & other worker representatives.
As @sharblock says, workers are long-term thinkers. If they & their representatives had been invited to these planning exercises, they could have pushed companies to follow through.
US labor law circumscribes the role of unions in employer decision-making, so it probably didn't occur to regulators (especially outside DOL) that worker reps should be included in this planning. Another reason we need a #CleanSlate for worker power.
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