Tyson Foods to Begin Vaccinating Iowa Workers
News Desk SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KCAU) – Tyson Foods said it is going to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to thousands of its Iowa employees this week, including in Sioux City. The company stated…
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Tyson Foods Offers Incentive for Employees to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19
PERRY, Iowa — Last week, Tyson Foods announced an additional incentive for employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The company will compensate team members for up to four hours of…
Tyson Foods Preparing to Give Employees COVID-19 Vaccine
PERRY, Iowa – The state of Iowa is still in Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccination process, focusing on frontline workers. Phase 1B is expected to start soon, making it…
Lawsuit: Tyson Managers Lied to Interpreters About COVID-19 Cases at Waterloo Plant
WATERLOO, Iowa — A new amendment to a wrongful death lawsuit alleges managers at the Tyson plant in Waterloo lied to interpreters about the severity of a COVID-19 outbreak at…
Lawsuits: Tyson Managers Bet on Virus Cases at Iowa Plant
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The top official at Tyson Foods’ largest pork plant created a pool for managers to bet on how many workers would get infected during a…
Children of Deceased Tyson Worker Allege Lax COVID-19 Safety
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — The children of a Tyson Foods worker who died of the coronavirus in April have filed a lawsuit claiming his plant took few safety precautions…
Meat Processing Plant Conditions Promote Aerosol Spread of Coronavirus Over Long Distances, Study Finds
RHEDA-WIEDENBRUCK, Germany — An “unfavorable mix” of conditions inside a German meat processing plant promoted aerosol transmission of the coronavirus over long distances, a recent study found, shedding light on…
Iowa Congressman Says he Wants Answers About Tyson Plant Outbreak
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack said Friday that he’s “deeply concerned” about an Associated Press report that showed the first known coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa…
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Outbreak at Iowa Pork Plant was Larger Than State Reported
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming…
Iowa Finds No Violations at Tyson Plant With Deadly Outbreak
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s workplace safety agency says an inspection did not uncover any violations at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant, where several employees died after contracting the…
224 Workers at Tyson Plant in Council Bluffs Test Positive for COVID-19
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Coronavirus tests have revealed that 224 employees of a Tyson beef and pork processing plant in Council Bluffs have tested positive for the virus, company…
Storm Lake Community Reacts To Tyson Foods Processing Plant Outbreak
STORM LAKE, Iowa – Hundreds of Tyson Foods employees have tested positive for COVID-19, creating an outbreak in Buena Vista county. Governor Kim Reynolds announced Thursday 555 people have tested…
Tyson Foods Worker, 44, Dies After Long Battle With COVID-19
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An employee at the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo died Monday after battling the coronavirus during a six-week hospitalization that was chronicled and widely followed…
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Governor: Iowa OSHA Acted Appropriately on Tyson Complaint
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Safety regulators acted appropriately when they declined to conduct an inspection at a Tyson Foods pork plant in Iowa before hundreds of workers tested positive…
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases at 4 Iowa Meat Plants: 1,653
DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, Iowans were finally able to learn how widespread COVID-19 has become at some of the largest meat processing plants. For the first time, the…