CHICAGO (Reuters) -About 150 employees of a Tyson Foods Inc chicken plant in Arkansas went on strike on Monday for better treatment before the company shuts the facility, an organizer said.
Tyson plans to close the plant in Van Buren, Arkansas, on May 12, eliminating jobs for 969 non-union employees, as it seeks to improve performance in its chicken business.
Employees refused to work in part because Tyson said they would not receive full payouts for vacation time they accrued, said Magaly Licolli, director of Venceremos, an organization that advocates for poultry workers in Arkansas. She said the strike may continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tyson told Reuters later on Monday it already had a policy in place to give full payouts to employees with unused vacation or holiday time. The company said it will also pay a bonus of $1,000 to workers who stay in their jobs until the plant closes.
Some employees quit after Tyson announced the plant would close, leaving more work for fewer employees, Licolli said. Employees who previously suffered injuries on the job worry they will struggle to find work elsewhere, she said.
Wow!! A thousand dollars!!
THAT is how much they respect their employees. To think $1000 is BIG money and something they just can’t resist.
I’m not saying they should burn the place to the ground, but I know accidents happen all the time.
Sometimes, executives don’t even make it out the parking lot. For a number of reasons.
How much does the CEO make? A thousand dollars AN HOUR.
EVERY hour.
Yassah, massa. We gon do a good job! Lawd, chile! A THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!
So true LMCLAIN, the majoity of big company CEO’s salaries are thousands of times more than the their hourly workers, but are you not one of the anti-Union readers and pro Right to Work less supporters?