45 Tyson Foods realizes people are struggling with higher food prices, stagnant wages, and crushing inflation. So...they're firing 1700 people and closing 2 processing facilities in key locations to drive up the price of chicken and create artificial shortages, because, fuck you, that's why. (www.foxbusiness.com) posted 1 year ago by GeneralBoobs 1 year ago by GeneralBoobs +53 / -8 Tyson to close 2 chicken plants, cutting 1,700 jobs Tyson Foods is shutting down two poultry processing plants in Van Buren, Ark. and Glen Allen, Va. and laying off 1,700 workers as the largest U.S. chicken producer seeks to improve operations. 18 comments share 18 comments share save hide report block hide replies
You might be buying Tyson products and not even know it, they process a hundred different house brands for grocery chains that slap their name on it.
There are only so many chicken processing plants in this country, most grocery chains use products packaged by the huge processors for them.
That figures.