|
On December 8th approximately 25 workers staged a walkout protest at the Springdale, AR. plant operated by George’s.
 At issue was the reversion to standard shifts that result in intermingling of arriving and departing workers, creating opportunities for transmission of COVID-19. Staggered shifts were introduced earlier in the year to avoid close contact in narrow hallways. The change in scheduling apparently raised other grievances including line speed, wages and lack of transparency with respect to COVID testing.
Given the proximate cause of the walkout, the problem could be resolved expeditiously by returning to staggered shifts. From comments by workers in Facing South, published by the Institute for Southern Studies, an advocacy group, it may be inferred that the underlying problem is a lack of communication between management and workers.
|