Tyson is laying off nearly 1,700 poultry plant workers

Tyson to close poultry facilities in Virginia, Arkansas - Washington Hispanic

Tyson Foods is closing two facilities that employ more than 1600 people in an effort to optimize its poultry business in the U.S. UU. The company said Tuesday that it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Virginia, and a plant in Van Buren, Arkansas. Both closures are scheduled for May 12. Tyson said the closures will help him to better utilize all available capacity in the remaining plants. The Springdale…

Tyson Foods will lay off 1,700 employees, close plants in AR, VA

Tyson Foods has announced plans to lay off nearly 1,700 employees and will be closing two chicken plants in May.

Tyson to close poultry facilities in Virginia, Arkansas

Tyson Foods is closing two facilities that employ more than 1,600 people in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

Tyson closing two chicken plants, laying off 1,700 workers

Tyson Foods will lay off nearly 1,700 employees in May with the closure of two chicken plants in Arkansas and Virginia, according to multiple reports.

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

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.(Image credit: Toby Talbot/AP)

Tyson is laying off nearly 1,700 poultry plant workers

Several companies have been laying off workers amid still-high inflation and fears of a recession, many of those workers in the tech sector. In this case, Tyson is pointing to weakness in its poultry operations.