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Thousands Of Workers Say Their Jobs Are Unsafe As Economy Reopens

12:33pm June 11, 2020

by Chris Arnold

In places ranging from chicken processing plants to hair salons, workers say employers aren't doing enough to protect them from getting sick. Advocates blame a lack of mandatory federal safety rules.

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A quarter of the employees — 570 workers — at this Tyson poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C. have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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570 Workers Have Coronavirus At North Carolina Poultry Plant

8:12pm May 21, 2020

by Keri Brown

A poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C. is the latest to have a coronavirus outbreak among its workers. More than 570 people employeed at the facility have tested positive for COVID-19.

Tyson Wilkes Plant Ramping Back Up After Temporary Closure

6:21pm May 21, 2020

by Keri Brown

As hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tyson plant in Wilkes County, the company says it plans to ramp up operations again this week.

Health & Safety

Tyson Foods Reports 570 COVID-19 Cases At Wilkesboro Plant

12:31pm May 21, 2020

by Associated Press and Neal Charnoff

Tyson Foods has confirmed that 570 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 at its Wilkesboro facility.

Health & Safety

Wilkes Tyson Plant Closes Again, Struggles To Balance Operations and Worker Safety

5:06pm May 14, 2020

by Keri Brown

The Tyson Foods Plant in Wilkes County is closing temporarily. This is the second time in a week the facility has shut its doors after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases.

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Wilkes County Plans More Testing After COVID-19 Outbreak At Tyson Plant

1:54pm May 05, 2020

by Keri Brown

COVID-19 cases in Wilkes County have spiked dramatically within the past two weeks — over 130 reported as of Tuesday.

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Health & Safety

Tyson Plant Workers In Wilkesboro Test Positive For COVID-19

11:45am April 29, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Officials have confirmed that an unknown number of workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Tyson Foods plant in Wilkesboro.

Health & Safety

Another Pork Plant Shuts Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

1:22pm April 22, 2020

by Dan Charles

Tyson Foods is halting work at a processing site in Waterloo, Iowa, because people have tested positive for the virus. Other plants also have closed, cutting U.S. pork production by about a quarter.

Tyson Foods says it has suspended operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, pictured in February 2013, after more than two dozen workers got sick with COVID-19.

Health & Safety

Meat Processing Plants Suspend Operations After Workers Fall Ill

2:08pm April 07, 2020

by Dan Charles

Several processing plants in the U.S. are sitting idle this week because workers are sick with the coronavirus. Other facilities are still operating, but fewer workers are showing up.

Science

Lab-Grown Meat Draws Big Investors — And Big Opposition

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Frank Morris

Tech startups are using animal stem cells to grow meat. Big meat companies, including Tyson and Cargill, are investing in the technology, while livestock producers are trying to fight it.