{"id":2097,"date":"2020-07-06T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmforward1.wpengine.com\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2022-11-22T03:19:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T03:19:45","slug":"week-of-action-against-tyson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmforward.com\/news\/week-of-action-against-tyson\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of Action Against Tyson\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Today Farm Forward and more than 120 groups launched a week of action against Tyson Foods Inc.\u00a0(NYSE: TSN)<\/strong>\u00a0demanding the company address the rising number of COVID-19 cases affecting workers at its chicken, pork, and beef processing facilities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>letter<\/span><\/a> sent to Tyson shareholders this morning is the first in a series of actions this week to pressure the company to implement essential worker safety measures needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The week of action kicks off as the Senate goes into recess without passing legislation requiring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement an Emergency Temporary Standard to protect meatpacking and other frontline workers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meatpacking workers nationwide, including those at Tyson, have been fighting for safe working conditions since March. More than 8,500 Tyson employees at 37 poultry, pork, and beef plants in seven states have been confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19, an infection count more than double that of any other meatpacker. Tragically, more than 25 Tyson workers have died from the virus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the meat giant\u2019s continued neglect of workers\u2019 safety, 120 organizations are demanding that Tyson protect workers by:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n