Democrats Probe Tyson, Smithfield, OSHA Over Covid Outbreaks February 1, 2021 By Laura Davison A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and...
OSHA Cites Smithfield Foods For Failing to Protect Workers From Coronavirus September 11, 2020 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Sept 10 — The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees...
U.S. Backs Contentious Meat-Plant Change With Supply at Risk April 14, 2020 By Deena Shanker and Lydia Mulvany As American meat producers are forced to shutter and slow output at plants amid coronavirus outbreaks, the U.S. government is...
Deaths Expose Fears for Strength of U.S. Food-Supply Chain April 9, 2020 By Isis Almeida and Lydia Mulvany Some of the workers who help produce America’s food are starting to die because of the coronavirus. At least three...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $10M Tyson Verdict March 8, 2012 By CHUCK BARTELS The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed a $10 million jury verdict against Tyson Foods Inc., granting the company’s request...
Tyson Pays $32 Million to Settle Wage Lawsuit September 21, 2011 By SAM HANANEL Tyson Foods Inc. is paying $32 million to settle a long-running dispute over whether it should compensate poultry plant workers...
Arkansas’ Tyson Foods Contests OSHA Fine Over Fatal Silo Collapse June 24, 2011 Tyson Foods Inc. has contested a $70,000 fine levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the collapse of...
Tyson Fined $70K in Fatal Arkansas Silo Collapse June 14, 2011 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Tyson Foods Inc. $70,000 in the wake of a fatal collapse...