Tyson Foods Files WARN Notice for Mass Layoff of 729 at Eagle Mountain, Utah Plant
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What we know
Location: Eagle Mountain, Utah, USA.
Department affected: Tyson Fresh Meats (case-ready beef and pork facility).
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Tyson Foods announced it will close its Eagle Mountain case-ready beef and pork facility, affecting employees at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah. A filing with the Utah Department of Workforce Services lists 723 workers who will be impacted by the closure as part of a broader restructuring of Tyson's beef business amid a historic cattle shortage. Tyson also plans to end operations at its Joslin, Illinois facility and pursue the sale of its Pasco, Washington plant while centering beef operations in Dakota City, Nebraska, Holcomb, Kansas and Amarillo, Texas, including ramping up a second shift in Amarillo. The company said it will support affected employees by helping them apply for open positions at other facilities and acknowledged the closures' community impacts.
Tyson Foods, Inc. cut 729 jobs in UT affecting its Tyson Fresh Meats (case-ready beef and pork facility) team.
That is roughly 0.5% of the 138,000 people Tyson Foods, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 27 layoff events at Tyson Foods, Inc. since October 2023, including 8,272 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 22 additional events known from news reporting.
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