TEAMSTERS AUTHORIZE STRIKE AT TYSON

Workers at 'Largest' Beef Processing Plant in US Authorize Strike

This could mean bad news for Fourth of July hot dog eating contests and cookouts.

Tyson workers authorize strike at Texas plant over CEO pay, labor practices

A Teamsters chapter representing thousands of workers at a Tyson plant in Texas said on June 27 that a strike had been authorized.

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I am a sanitation worker at Republic Services and a proud member of Teamsters Local 25. Right now, 450 of my co-workers and I in the Greater Boston area are bargaining for a new contract. We’re joined by hundreds more of our brothers and sisters in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, and Washington, who are taking part in battles of their own with this company. We are demanding an agreement that compensates us fairly for our hard w…

Live cattle, feeders close strong after Tyson plant strike authorized in Texas

“Live cattle and feeders opened steady but quickly found renewed buying interest and closed very strong after the Teamsters Union authorized a workers strike at the largest beef plant in the U.S. owned by Tyson Foods in Amarillo, Texas,” The…

Teamsters authorize strike at Tyson amid negotiations

Teamsters Local 577 members at Tyson Foods, the largest beef processing plant in the United States, voted by a 98% margin to authorize a strike. According to the Teamsters, the strike was authorize…

Union Authorizes Strike at Tyson Foods’ Beef Plant in Texas

Workers at Tyson’s beef plant in Amarillo, Texas, have agreed to a strike as they fight for higher wages and accuse the company of unfair labor practices.