Rachell is a student journalist at the University of Arkansas and a translator for Arkansascovid.com. She is pursuing a double major in journalism and political science with a minor in legal studies. She wrote and served as an editor of the Mountie Spectrum for Rogers High School for nearly three years. Following her 2024 graduation, Sanchez-Smith plans to continue working in journalism and hopes to attend law school.
The George's Inc. workers told Facing South that the walkout was prompted by management's recent decision to end staggered shifts, which forces workers entering the plant into narrow hallways with workers who are leaving.
Large poultry processors like Tyson have come under public fire for failing to protect their workers from COVID-19. But smaller poultry companies have had the same problems — and much less scrutiny.
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