Tyson foods

Tyson Foods lays off workers at Wilkesboro processing plant

5:25pm November 16, 2023

by Breanna Laws

Wilkesboro town officials say Tyson Foods Inc. has laid off more than 100 employees at its Wilkesboro processing plant. Tyson, the largest employer in Wilkes County, announced in a prepared statement that they are reducing the number of second-shift employees due to lower customer demand.

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A Tyson food product is seen in Montpelier, Vt., on Nov. 18, 2011. Tyson Foods says the company is closing two facilities that employ more than 1,600 people in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

National

Tyson will close poultry plants in Virginia and Arkansas that employ more than 1,600

11:10am March 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

Tyson Foods said it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Va., and a plant in Van Buren, Ark., in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

Health & Safety

Tyson To Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For All Employees

4:44pm August 03, 2021

by April Laissle

Tyson Foods is requiring its U.S. employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Forsyth County Couple Sues Tyson Farms Over Alleged Discrimination

4:30pm July 20, 2021

by Keri Brown

Two former employees at the Tyson processing plant in Wilkesboro recently filed a civil rights discrimination lawsuit against the company.

Tyson Begins On-Site Vaccinations At Plants, Including Wilkesboro

3:10pm March 09, 2021

by Keri Brown

Tyson Foods is vaccinating thousands of frontline workers at some of its plants across the country. This includes its large chicken processing complex in Wilkesboro.

Corralling COVID-19 In Meatpacking And Poultry Processing Plants

4:26pm March 01, 2021

by Keri Brown

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Tyson Plans New Health Clinic At Wilkesboro Plant

6:00am February 15, 2021

by Keri Brown

Tyson Foods is preparing to launch several pilot health clinics near company facilities. One will be located at its chicken processing plant in Wilkesboro.