Beyond meat? What’s inside – and behind – the lab-grown protein rush
...climate change. The paper explains why major meat and protein companies are among the key investors in lab-grown protein (Tyson recently sold its investment in Beyond Meat to concentrate on...
Tyson invests in antibiotic free chicken
...million chickens a week and employ up to 1600 workers. Tyson is responding to the demand for antibiotic free chicken driven by consumer awareness of the threat posed by antimicrobial...
UFCW works with Tyson to create better and safer workplaces
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), the primary union for 70,000 poultry workers in the United States, has congratulated Tyson Foods for pledging to create a better...
SEC investigates chicken pricing as Tyson reports solid profit.
The U.S. meat giant Tyson has acknowledged that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating its chicken pricing practices following allegations that the company conspired for years with its...
UFCW Locals settle collective bargaining agreements with major meat companies
In the second half of 2016, U.S. affiliate the UFCW settled a number of local collective bargaining agreements with JBS, Tyson, Smithfield and Cargill. In a tough bargaining environment the...
Tyson’s income surges on the back of low wages, wage theft, denied sick leave and discrimination
...released a report describing the appalling conditions and everyday struggles that face the poultry workers who make this money for Tyson. The NWAWJC surveyed 500 workers and found 62%...
Provisional meat sector steering group agrees work programme
...work. The research and mapping focuses on the key companies identified by affiliates: JBS, BRF, Marfrig, Danish Crown, Vion, Tyson, Cargill and Smithfield/Campofrio. Meeting participants reviewed and endorsed the proposed...
IUF Global Meat Conference 2011 – Report
...Danish Crown – Groupe Doux Tyson – Cargill – Smithfield Nippon Meat Packers Brazil Canada Germany Denmark Belgium Spain (in Spanish only) Poultry worker organizing in Thailand China and the...
UFCW legal victory wins back payment for thousands of Tyson poultry workers
...The settlement will bring on average USD 1,000 to current and former Tyson workers. Tyson, one of the largest TNCs in the beef, poultry and pork sectors, is present in...