After more than a week of public pressure, Tyson announced Wednesday morning it will 'indefinitely suspend operations' at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant that employs 2,800 people. However, workers and some officials say the halt comes too late.
After more than a week of public pressure, Tyson announced Wednesday morning it will"indefinitely suspend operations" at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant that employs 2,800 people. However, workers and some officials say the halt comes too late.
Almost half of Black Hawk County, Iowa's Covid-19 cases are connected to the plant, according to the county health department. As of Tuesday, there were 182 cases linked to the plant. Wednesday, the county reported 379 total cases.In a statement, Tyson told CNN the plant, which is the company's largest pork plant, had already"been running at reduced levels of production due to worker absenteeism.
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