Skip to main content.

Search form

Menu

Natalie Krebs's blog posts

Immigrant workers in meatpacking plants were hit hard by COVID. Few want to talk about it.
posted 01/24/2022
A reporter knew reaching workers would be hard. It proved even harder than imagined.
What's being done to protect workers in Iowa’s meatpacking plants after COVID-19 outbreaks?
posted 07/14/2021
Last spring, the coronavirus tore through the state’s meat processing plant facilities. What changes are being made as a result?

Natalie Krebs's Blog
view more »

Immigrant workers in meatpacking plants were hit hard by COVID. Few want to talk about it.
A reporter knew reaching workers would be hard. It proved even harder than imagined. more »
posted 01/24/22
What's being done to protect workers in Iowa’s meatpacking plants after COVID-19 outbreaks?
Last spring, the coronavirus tore through the state’s meat processing plant facilities. What... more »
posted 07/14/21

Natalie Krebs's Work
view more »

Project: COVID struck the nation's meatpacking plants more than a year ago. But worker safety is still a contentious issue
“More workers have died from COVID-19 in the last 18 months in the meat and poultry industry, than died from all work-related causes in the industry in the past 15 years,” as one expert testified.
Project: COVID cases in meatpacking plants impacted workers and their rural communities
A year and a half after COVID-19 outbreaks tore through many of the nation's meatpacking plants, workers and their towns are still working on ways to enhance safety.
Project: How one small Iowa city continues to deal with the effects of a major outbreak
The meatpacking plants have pulled in thousands of immigrant workers over the past two decades. They’re the economic center of the town, employing around 3,000 workers.