meatpacking plants

The National Beef meatpacking plant in Dodge City.

Meatpacking Union Fights Myths, Language Barriers In Its Push To Vaccinate More Kansas Workers

David Condos

COVID-19 hit Kansas meatpacking plants particularly hard during the pandemic. Now some workers are proving hesitant about getting vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The National Beef plant in Dodge City is one of the state's large meatpacking facilities.

Coronavirus

Kansas Meatpacking Workers Get COVID-19 Vaccines Starting This Week

Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Statistics suggest Hispanic communities lag in access to the potentially life-saving coronavirus vaccines.

The Cargill beefpacking plant in Dodge City, Kansas.

Coronavirus

Kansas Meatpacking Workers Faced Outbreak After Outbreak, But Still Can’t Get A COVID Vaccine

Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Kansas launched a program this week to vaccinate school staff and get kids back into classrooms. But meatpacking workers, one of the state's hardest-hit groups, are still waiting to hear when their turn starts.

At least three workers at National Beef in Dodge City have died due to COVID-19. In Kansas, 17 meatpacking plant workers have died.

Coronavirus

Emails Show Kansas Agencies Helped Keep Meatpacking Plants Open Despite Concerns About Coronavirus

Corinne Boyer

GARDEN CITY, Kansas — In mid-May, Finney County’s top public health physician sent an email to state health officials repeating worries she’d made clear...

National Beef employees at the Dodge City plant told the Kansas News Service they are afraid of getting infected with COVID-19.

Coronavirus

Despite Meatpacking Plants' Efforts, Kansas Workers Say 'We're Right Next To Each Other'

Corinne Boyer

DODGE CITY, Kansas — In the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s mandate that all meatpacking plants stay open , workers in western Kansas’...

Agriculture

President Orders Help For Meat Plant Workers, But Some Say It's Too Little Too Late

Christina Stella

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to shore up the country’s meat production amid concerns about worker safety at meatpacking plants. The...

National Beef has a meatpacking plant in Liberal, Kansas, which is in Seward County.

Coronavirus

Update: Coronavirus Clusters Grow Rapidly In Three Western Kansas Meatpacking Counties

Corinne Boyer

Update: Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman said on Friday that Kansas has now identified 250 cases of COVID-19 among workers at the state's six...