Major Retail Meat Company Closes Plants, Lays Off over 3,200

Tyson Foods shutters beef plants in Illinois and Utah, eliminating 3,200 jobs

Since 2023, Tyson has shut down six chicken plants, a pork plant in Perry, Iowa, a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, and several other sites—cutting over 10,000 jobs.

Akwaaba QC grapples with Tyson closure

Akwaaba QC, a leading Moline nonprofit serving immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, has faced a flood of people seeking employment services after Tyson Foods announced the closure of its Joslin beef-processing plant last week.

Major retail meat company closes plants, lays off over 3,200

Tyson Foods is shuttering two major beef processing plants and preparing to sell a third, moves that will eliminate more than 3,200 jobs as the company confronts one of the most severe cattle shortages in modern U.S. history. According to a report from TheStreet, the Springdale, Arkansas-based meat giant announced it will end operations at […]

Here's a list of resources for workers impacted by the Tyson Joslin closure

The company announced the plant’s abrupt closure on Thursday.

Tyson workers confused, upset after Joslin plant's sudden closure

The parking lot was full on Friday, the last day of operation for Tyson’s plant in Joslin, Illinois. Workers learned of the closure on Thursday.

Closure of Tyson’s Joslin plant blindsides beef industry

Beef processing plant options east of the Mississippi River are dwindling.