ACLU, unions: Iowa OSHA failed to do its job, protect workers against COVID-19
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and other groups filed a federal complaint against the state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 13, 2020, saying regulators failed to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citing complaints filed by workers that led to no inspections at meatpacking plants where the coronavirus infected hundreds of workers, leading to some deaths, the organizations said that Iowa OSHA did not meet the minimum standards of workplace safety.