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Body Cam Footage Shows Meat Scion John R. Tyson Asleep in Stranger's Bed
Tyson was arrested in Fayetteville earlier this month after allegedly drunkenly entering a woman's house and falling asleep. Motherboard obtained video through a public-records request.
Big Meat Companies Want to Use Smartwatches to Track Workers’ Every Move
As more companies seek to monitor workers, unions are beginning to push back, citing privacy and safety concerns.
Look at All These Companies Bankrolling Republican Jan. 6 Apologists
Exclusive: A slew of Fortune 500 companies have donated millions to Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election results.
Tyson Manager Who Bet on Which Workers Would Get COVID Says It Was Just 'Something Fun'
More than 1,000 of an Iowa plant’s 2,800 workers contracted the virus. Six of them died.
Tyson Plant Managers Allegedly Bet on How Many Workers Would Catch COVID
“We all have symptoms—you have a job to do,” one manager told an employee, according to the lawsuit filed by the son of a worker who died.
Major Chicken Processor Fined $264K Over Finger Amputation Incident
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced this week that it was going to fine Tyson $263,498. That’s because Tyson was found to have violated regulations that left its employees in danger.
Are the Workers Who Process America's Chicken Forced to Wear Diapers?
According to a new report from Oxfam America, workers are regularly forced to wear diapers on the line because they are not permitted to take regular bathroom breaks. Others just urinate or defecate while on the line.
Chicken Industry Workers Wear Diapers Because Bosses Allow No Breaks, NGO Says
Most poultry workers surveyed say that leaving the production line to use the restroom is a privilege, not a right.
Activists Claim Footage Shows Slaughterhouse Workers 'Tormenting Frightened Animals for Fun'
The group Mercy For Animals used a hidden camera to record undercover footage at a Tyson Foods chicken slaughterhouse in Mississippi.
The Big Chicken Industry Really Treats Its Workers Like Shit
America's growing demand for cheap poultry is squeezing the industry, and the people who work long shifts at breakneck speed for low pay, often with little compensation for injuries incurred on the job, are bearing the brunt of it.