There is a major issue arising out of the Tyson Fresh Meats Plant located in Waterloo, Iowa. About 12 elected officials in Iowa have asked the food industry giant to shut down its meat processing plant operations there, because of the number of workers coming down with the Coronavirus disease.
As of last count, over 100 employees at the plant have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus.
Tyson is the largest employer in Waterloo and shutting down would mean a loss of 3000 plus jobs.
In Goodlettsville, Tennessee, hundreds of employees at a Tyson chicken plant there have also tested positive for COVID-19.
Furthermore, the Tyson Foods facility in Columbus Junction, Iowa, where at least 148 employees were infected and two died, has been closed since April 6.
Tyson Foods Senior Vice-President told CNN “We’re extremely grateful for the work our team members are doing and for the role they play in the critical supply chain that extends from farm to fork. Tyson has expanded workspaces and is sanitizing and deep-cleaning plant production areas, as well as employee locker and break rooms.”
Tyson Foods is a major player in the food industry and any hick-up in its operations will cause a major ripple effect in an economy that is already trending towards a recession, with arecord unemployment rate, that has never been seen before in the history of the United States.
Tyson Foods Senior Vice-President told CNN “We’re extremely grateful for the work our team members are doing and for the role they play in the critical supply chain that extends from farm to fork. Tyson has expanded workspaces and is sanitizing and deep-cleaning plant production areas, as well as employee locker and break rooms.”
Tyson Foods is a major player in the food industry and any hick-up in its operations will cause a major ripple effect in an economy that is already trending towards a recession, with arecord unemployment rate, that has never been seen before in the history of the United States.
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