Tyson Foods is planning on opening medical clinics at several of its U.S. processing plants to improve the health of its workers and protect them from the coronavirus. Nebraska Pork Producers Association Executive Director Al Juhnke says that’s a very positive and proactive move by the processor and goes well with how they’ve responded to worker safety during the pandemic.
He says Tyson and other processors are being very pro active with how they’re dealing with the challenges brought on by COVID 19..
Juhnke says Nebraska’s Ag Leaders, the Governor and Packing Plant officials have worked together to provide the best and most up to date protection for workers to keep the food supply chain operating safely.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union notes that over 17,000 meatpacking workers in the U.S. have been infected with COVID 19 and 115 have died. Tyson has handed out protective gear and put up plastic dividers between work stations. Tyson also checks employees temperatures when they arrive at the plant.
