Tyson is laying off nearly 1,700 poultry plant workers
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Tyson is laying off nearly 1,700 workers as it closes two poultry plants in an effort to boost profits. The company will shutter a chicken processing plant in Glen Allen, Virginia that employs 692 people, as well as one in Van Buren, Arkansas, with 969 employees, on May 12. The closure decision “[reflects] our broader strategy to strengthen our poultry business by optimizing operations and utilizing the full avail…
Tyson To Shutter Two US Chicken Plants Employing Almost 1.7K Workers - Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN)
Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) will reportedly close two chicken plants in May, affecting nearly 1,700 employees. Demand will be shifted to other Tyson facilities. Tyson will shut down a plant in Glen Allen, Virginia, with around 700 employees, and a plant in Van Buren, Arkansas, with nearly 1,000 employees. The company said the closures were part of a broader plan in its chicken division to ...Full story available on Benzinga.com