Tyson Foods, UFCW expand efforts to improve workplace safety
While the primary focus has been Tyson Foods’ beef and pork operations, it is now being expanded to the company’s poultry business.
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Washington, D.C., are expanding collaborative efforts to make workplace safety improvements at the company’s food processing plants.
The three decades-long partnership began in 1988, with the launch of a landmark ergonomics program that has evolved to include improvements designed to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. While the primary focus has been Tyson Foods’ beef and pork operations, it is now being expanded to the company’s poultry business.